Warnings


What may interact with Floxuridine?

-allopurinol
-cimetidine
-digoxin
-dipyridamole
-hydroxyurea
-leucovorin
-medicines for seizures like ethotoin, fosphenytoin, phenytoin
-medicines to increase blood counts like filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, sargramostim
-methotrexate
-metronidazole
-some other chemotherapy drugs like busulfan, cisplatin, estramustine, vinblastine
-vaccines

Talk to your doctor or health care professional before taking any of these medicines:
-acetaminophen
-aspirin
-ibuprofen
-ketoprofen
-naproxen

What should I tell my health care provider before I take Floxuridine?

They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
-blood disorders
-infection (especially a virus infection such as chickenpox, cold sores, or herpes)
-kidney disease
-liver disease
-malnourished, poor nutrition
-recent or ongoing radiation therapy
-an unusual or allergic reaction to floxuridine, other chemotherapy, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
-pregnant or trying to get pregnant
-breast-feeding

What should I watch for while using Floxuridine?

Visit your doctor for checks on your progress. This drug may make you feel generally unwell. This is not uncommon, as chemotherapy can affect healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Report any side effects. Continue your course of treatment even though you feel ill unless your doctor tells you to stop.

In some cases, you may be given additional medicines to help with side effects. Follow all directions for their use.

Call your doctor or health care professional for advice if you get a fever, chills or sore throat, or other symptoms of a cold or flu. Do not treat yourself. This drug decreases your body''s ability to fight infections. Try to avoid being around people who are sick.

This medicine may increase your risk to bruise or bleed. Call your doctor or health care professional if you notice any unusual bleeding.

Be careful brushing and flossing your teeth or using a toothpick because you may get an infection or bleed more easily. If you have any dental work done, tell your dentist you are receiving this medicine.

Avoid taking products that contain aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, or ketoprofen unless instructed by your doctor. These medicines may hide a fever.

Do not become pregnant while taking this medicine. Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information. Do not breast-feed an infant while taking this medicine.

Men should inform their doctor if they wish to father a child. This medicine may lower sperm counts.

Do not treat diarrhea with over the counter products. Contact your doctor if you have diarrhea that lasts more than 2 days or if it is severe and watery.

Where should I keep my medicine?

This drug is given in a hospital or clinic and will not be stored at home.