Uracil Mustard - Systemic
Uracil Mustard *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
Before Using
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 uracil mustard,
the following must be considered
Allergic reaction
Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or
allergy to uracil mustard.
Pregnancy care
Tell your family doctor if you are pregnant or if you intend
to have children. This drug may cause birth defects if either the male
or female is taking it at the time of conception or if it is taken during
pregnancy. In addition, many cancer medication may cause sterility which could
be permanent. Although sterility has not been reported with this drug,
the possibility must be kept in mind.Be sure that you have discussed this with your family doctor before taking this
drug. It is best to use some kind of birth control while you are taking
uracil mustard. Tell your family doctor right away if you think you have become pregnant
while taking uracil mustard.
Breast-feeding problem
Tell your family doctor if you are breast-feeding or if
you intend to breast-feed during treat with this drug. Because uracil
mustard may cause serious side effects, breast-feeding is generally not recommended
while you are receiving it.
Use for Children
Although there is no special info about the
use of uracil mustard in child, it is not expected to cause various side
effects or problems in child than it does in adults.
Elderly care
Many medication have not been tested 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 about the use of uracil mustard
in the elderly.
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 you are taking
uracil mustard, it is especially important that your health care professional
know if you are taking any of the following:
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Amphotericin B by injection - Fungizone
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Antithyroid agents - drug for overactive thyroid
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Azathioprine - Imuran
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Chloramphenicol - Chloromycetin
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Colchicine
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Flucytosine - Ancobon
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Interferon - Intron A, Roferon-A
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Plicamycin - Mithracin
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Zidovudine - Retrovir
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If you have ever been treated with x-rays or cancer medication Uracil
mustard may increase the side effects of medication or radiation therapy on
the blood
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Probenecid - Benemid
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Sulfinpyrazone - Anturane Uracil mustard may increase
the concentration of uric acid in the blood, which these medication are using
to lower
Other Information for using
The presence of other medical
problems may effect the use of uracil mustard. Make sure you tell your family doctor
if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Chickenpox - including recent exposure
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Herpes zoster - shingles chance of severe disease effecting other
parts of the body
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Gout - history of
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Kidney stones - history of Uracil mustard may increase levels
of uric acid in the body, which can cause gout or kidney stones
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Infection Uracil mustard can reduce immunity to infection
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eczacibasi ilac sanayi
egis pharmaceuticals
eisai co.ltd.
embil pharmaceutical co.ltd.
esparma gmbh
eurand international s.p.a.