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cisplatin, sis-pla-tin, belongs to the group, medicines known as alkylating agents, treat cancer, the bladder, ovaries, testicles, can also be, treat other kinds, cancer, cisplatin interferes with the growth, cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed, the growth, normal body cells may also be affected by cisplatin, other effects will also occur, serious, reported to a physician, other effects may not be serious, some effects may not occur for months, years after the medicine is used, before you begin treatment with cisplatin, and a physician should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, cisplatin is, administered only by, under the immediate supervision, available, following dosage form parenteral, injection, for cisplatin, allergic reaction to cisplatin, there is a chance that this medicine, birth defects (Ency) if either the male, female is taking it at the time, conception, taken during pregnancy, cisplatin causes toxic, harmful effects, fetus in humans and birth defects (Ency) in mice, many cancer medicines, sterility which could be permanent, sterility has not been reported with this medicine, the possibility should be kept in mind, before receiving this medicine, best to use some kind, birth control, receiving cisplatin, tell a physician right away if you think you have become pregnant while receiving cisplatin, when breast-feeding (Ency), because cisplatin, serious side effects, when breast-feeding (Ency), is generally not recommended, receiving it, children hearing problems and loss, balance are more likely to occur in children, usually more sensitive to the effects, cisplatin, haven't been studied specifically in older people, problems in older people, cisplatin, elderly with use in other age groups, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are receiving cisplatin, health care professionals, amphotericin b by injection, fungizone, antithyroid agents, medicine for overactive thyroid, azathioprine, imuran, chloramphenicol, chloromycetin, colchicine, flucytosine, ancobon, ganciclovir, cytovene, interferon, introl a, roferon-a, plicamycin, mithracin, zidovudine, azt, retrovir, ever been treated with radiation, cancer medicines, cisplatin may increase the effects, radiation therapy on the blood, anti-infectives by mouth, by injection, medicine for infection, chloroquine, aralen, combination pain medicine containing acetaminophen and aspirin, excedrin, other salicylates, with large amounts taken regularly, cyclosporine, sandimmune, deferoxamine, desferal, with long-term use, gold salts, medicine for arthritis, hydroxychloroquine, plaquenil, inflammation, pain medicine, except narcotics, lithium, lithane, penicillamine, cuprimine, plicamycin, mithracin, quinine, quinamm, tiopronin, thiola, risk, ear and kidney problems caused by cisplatin is increased, probenecid, benemid, sulfinpyrazone, anturane, cisplatin may raise the amount, uric acid, blood, lower uric acid levels, may not work as well in patients receiving cisplatin other medical problems, cisplatin, any other medical problems, chickenpox, recent exposure, herpes zoster, shingles, risk, severe disease affecting other parts, the body, gout, kidney stones (Ency), cisplatin may increase levels, uric acid, which can cause gout, kidney stones (Ency), hearing problems, worsened by cisplatin, infection, cisplatin decreases my body's ability to fight infection, kidney disease (Ency), cisplatin, slower removal from the body, given together with certain other medicines, are using a combination, receive each one at the proper time, by mouth, ask my health care professional to help you plan a way, take them at the right times, receiving this medicine, drink extra fluids so, will pass more urine, prevent kidney problems and keep my kidneys working well, usually causes nausea and vomiting, severe, continue to receive the medicine, begin to feel ill, ask my health care professional for ways, lessen these effects, especially if they are severe, cisplatin will be different for different patients, the dose that is used may depend on a number, things, the medicine is being used for, the patient's size, whether, not other medicines are also being taken, are receiving cisplatin at home, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, any questions about the proper dose, cisplatin, precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly, for unwanted effects, being treated with cisplatin, after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations, vaccinations, without a physician's approval, cisplatin may lower my body's resistance and there is a chance you might get the infection the immunization is meant to prevent, other persons living, in my household should not take oral polio vaccine since there is a chance they could pass the polio virus on, avoid persons who have taken oral polio vaccine within the last several months, do not get close to them, do not stay, same room with them for very long, cannot take these precautions, should consider wearing a protective face mask that covers the nose and mouth, cisplatin can temporarily lower the number, white blood cells, in my blood, increasing the chance, getting an infection, it can also lower the number, platelets, which are necessary for proper blood clotting, there are certain precautions you can take, especially when my blood count is low, to reduce the risk, infection, bleeding, can, avoid people with infections, check with a physician immediately, think you are getting an infection, get a fever, chills, cough, hoarseness, lower back, side pain, painful, difficult urination (Ency), check with a physician immediately, notice any unusual bleeding, bruising; black, tarry stools (Ency), blood in urine (Ency), stools, pinpoint red spots on my skin, be careful when using a regular toothbrush, dental floss, toothpick, nurse may recommend other ways to clean my teeth and gums, check with my medical doctor before having any dental work done, do not touch my eyes, the inside, nose unless you have just washed my hands and have not touched anything else, be careful not to cut myself when you are using sharp objects, a safety razor, fingernail, toenail cutters, avoid contact sports, other situations where bruising, injury could occur, cisplatin accidentally seeps out, the vein into which, injected, can damage some tissues and cause scarring, nurse right away if you notice redness, pain, swelling at the place, injection, side effects, along with its needed effects, unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, the way cancer medicines act on the body, there is a chance that they might cause other unwanted effects that may not occur until months, years after the medicine is used, delayed effects may include certain types, cancer, leukemia, discuss these possible effects with a physician, nurse immediately, side effects occur, tarry stools (Ency), blood in urine (Ency), stools, cough, hoarseness accompanied by fever, chills, dizziness (Ency), faintness, shortly after a dose, fast heartbeat, shortly after a dose, fever, chills, lower back, side pain accompanied by fever, chills, painful, difficult urination accompanied by fever, chills, pain, redness at place, injection, pinpoint red spots on skin, swelling, face, shortly after a dose, unusual bleeding, bruising, wheezing, shortly after a dose, side effects occur, joint pain, balance, ringing in ears, swelling, feet, lower legs, trouble in hearing, unusual tiredness (Ency), weakness, convulsions, seizures, reflexes, taste, numbness (Ency), tingling in fingers, toes, trouble in walking, agitation, confusion, blurred vision (Ency), change in ability to see colors, especially blue, yellow, muscle cramps (Ency), sores in mouth and on lips, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, health care professional, able to tell you about ways to prevent, reduce some, side effects, check with my health care professional if, side effects continue, bothersome, any questions about them, nausea and vomiting (Ency), severe, appetite, after you stop receiving cisplatin, can still produce some side effects that need attention, during this period, time check with a physician if you notice, side effects, tarry stools (Ency), blood in urine (Ency), stools, convulsions, seizures, cough, hoarseness, decrease in urination, fever, chills, balance, reflexes, taste, lower back, side pain, numbness (Ency), tingling in fingers, toes, painful, difficult urination (Ency), pinpoint red spots on skin, ringing in ears, swelling, feet, lower legs, trouble in hearing, trouble in walking, unusual bleeding, bruising, other side effects, additional information once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show, also useful for other medical problems, uses are not included in product labeling, cisplatin is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions, cancer, the outside layer, the adrenal gland, cancer, the breast, cancer, the cervix, cancer, the endometrium, cancer, the fallopian tube, lining, the abdomen, spreading from the ovary, cancer, the esophagus, cancer, the stomach, cancer, the lung, neuroblastoma, a certain type, cancer in nerve tissues that occurs in children, cancer, the prostate, cancers, the head and neck, cancer, the liver, cancer, the thyroid, cancer, the anus, cancer, the vulva, cancer, the bile duct, cancer, the skin, types that spread to other parts, the body, cancer, unknown primary site, cancer, the lymph system, hepatoblastoma, a certain type, liver cancer that occurs in children, thymoma, a cancer, the thymus, which is a small organ that lies under the breastbone, tumors, ovaries, gestational trophoblastic tumors, tumors, uterus, womb, wilms' tumor, a cancer, the kidneys occurring mainly in children, retinoblastoma, a cancer, the eye occurring mainly in children, cancer, the bones, in children, cancer, the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, vessels that carry blood, lymph, joints, fat, autoimmune deficiency syndrome, aids, “associated kaposi's sarcoma, a type, cancer, the skin and mucous membranes that is more common in patients with aids, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses, brand names, platinol platinol-aq, platinol platinol-aq, category antineoplastic



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