Plicamycin : Before Using - Mithracin, mithramycin

Plicamycin - Systemic

Brand Names

Mithracin, mithramycin Plicamycin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using This Medication

Plicamycin is a very strong drug. In addition to its helpful effects in treating your medical problem, it has side effects that could be very serious. Before you receive this drug, be sure that you have discussed its use with your family doctor.

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 plicamycin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to plicamycin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Plicamycin is not recommended for use during pregnancy. There is a possibility that it may be harmful to the fetus.

Breast-feeding problem

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

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have not been done in child; however, plicamycin can cause serious side effects in any patient. Therefore, it is especially important that you discuss with the child's family doctor the good that this drug may do as well as the chance of using it.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of plicamycin in the elderly with use in other age groups.

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. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other medication or are having x-ray treats.

Other Information for using

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

Bleeding problems Use of plicamycin may increase the risk of bleeding

Blood disease
Kidney disease
Liver disease Use of plicamycin may make these conditions worse

Chickenpox - including recent exposure
Herpes zoster - shingles Use of plicamycin may make your reaction to either of these conditions worse