Before taking cyclophosphamide inform you doctor about any of the following conditions:
• planning to get pregnant, pregnant or breast-feeding
• taking any medicines, food supplements or using a special diet
• if you have allergies
• if you have had adrenalectomy (removal of adrenal gland)
• if you are undergoing or have undergone chemotherapy or radiation therapy
• if you have liver, kidney or bone marrow problems, suppressed immune system, infections, chickenpox, bone marrow suppression or other bone marrow problems, low levels of white blood cells
Cyclophosphamide should not be taken if you have any of the conditions listed below. If these conditions happen while you are taking cyclophosphamide, inform your health care provider immediately.
• you have severely suppressed bone marrow function
• you are in the first 3 months of pregnancy
• you are breast-feeding
• you are taking a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-blocking medicine (eg, etanercept)
• you are allergic to cyclophosphamide or any of its components
barry
8 Feb, 2010