Bacillus Calmette-Guérin - BCG Live for Cancer: Before Using

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin - BCG Live for Cancer - Mucosal-Local

Brand Names

Pacis, TheraCys, TICE BCG, ImmuCyst Bacillus Calmette-Guérin - BCG Live for Cancer *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For BCG, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to BCG.

Pregnancy care

BCG has not been studied in pregnant women or pets. Make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant before receiving BCG.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether BCG passes into the breast milk.

Use for Children

There is no special info comparing use of BCG for treat of cancer in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When receiving BCG it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amphotericin B by injection - Fungizone
Antineoplastics - cancer drug
Antithyroid agents - drug for overactive thyroid
Azathioprine - Imuran
Chlorambucil - Leukeran
Chloramphenicol - Chloromycetin
Colchicine
Corticosteroids - cortisone-like drug
Cyclophosphamide - Cytoxan
Cyclosporine - Sandimmune
Flucytosine - Ancobon
Ganciclovir - Cytovene
Interferon - Intron A, Roferon-A
Mercaptopurine - Purinethol
Methotrexate - Mexate
Muromonab-CD3 - Orthoclone OKT3
Plicamycin - Mithracin
Zidovudine - AZT, Retrovir Because these medication reduce the body's natural immunity, they may prevent BCG from stimulating the immune system and will cause it to be less effective. In addition, the risk of infection may be increased

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of BCG. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Fever Infection may be present and could cause problems

Immunity problems BCG treat is less effective and there is a risk of infection

Urinary tract infection Infection and irritation of the bladder may occur