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doxorubicin, dox-oh-roo-bi-sin, belongs to the general group, medicines known as antineoplastics, treat some kinds, cancers, the blood; lymph system; bladder; breast; stomach; lung; ovaries; thyroid; nerves; kidneys; bones; and soft tissues, muscles and tendons, can also be, treat other kinds, cancer, doxorubicin seems to interfere with the growth, cancer cells, which are then eventually destroyed by the body, the growth, normal body cells may also be affected by doxorubicin, other effects will also occur, serious, reported to a physician, other effects, like hair loss, may not be serious, some effects may not occur until months, years after the medicine is used, before you begin treatment with doxorubicin, and a physician should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, doxorubicin is, administered only by, under the supervision, available, following dosage form parenteral, injection, for doxorubicin, allergic reaction to doxorubicin, lincomycin, there is a chance that this medicine, birth defects if either the male, female is receiving it at the time, conception, taken by the mother during pregnancy, studies in rats and rabbits, doxorubicin causes birth defects , fetus and other problems, miscarriage, many cancer medicines, sterility, which could be permanent, sterility has been reported in animals and humans with this medicine, this is less likely to occur in humans than in animals, have discussed these possible effects with a physician before receiving this medicine, before receiving doxorubicin make sure a physician knows, pregnant, may become pregnant, best to use some kind, birth control, receiving doxorubicin, tell a physician right away if you think you have become pregnant while receiving doxorubicin, when breast-feeding , because doxorubicin, serious side effects, when breast-feeding , is generally not recommended, receiving this medicine, children heart problems are more likely to occur in children younger than 2 years, usually more sensitive to the effects, doxorubicin, heart problems are more likely to occur, elderly, usually more sensitive to the effects, doxorubicin, the elderly may also be more likely to have blood problems, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when receiving doxorubicin, health care professionals, amphotericin b by injection, fungizone, antithyroid agents, medicine for overactive thyroid, azathioprine, imuran, chloramphenicol, chloromycetin, colchicine, flucytosine, ancobon, ganciclovir, cytovene, interferon, intron a, roferon-a, plicamycin, mithracin, zidovudine, azt, retrovir, ever been treated with radiation, cancer medicines, doxorubicin may increase the effects, radiation therapy on the blood, ever been treated with radiation to my chest, risk, heart problems caused by doxorubicin, probenecid, benemid, sulfinpyrazone, anturane, doxorubicin may raise the concentration, uric acid, blood, lower uric acid levels, may not work as well in patients receiving doxorubicin other medical problems, doxorubicin, any other medical problems, chickenpox, recent exposure, herpes zoster, shingles, risk, severe disease affecting other parts, the body, gout, kidney stones , doxorubicin may increase levels, uric acid, which can cause gout, kidney stones , heart disease , risk, heart problems caused by doxorubicin, liver disease , doxorubicin, its slower removal from the body, doxorubicin, given together with certain other medicines, are receiving 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, drink extra fluids so, will pass more urine, prevent kidney problems and keep my kidneys working well, doxorubicin often causes nausea and vomiting , continue to receive the medication, begin to feel ill, ask my health care professional for ways, lessen these effects, doxorubicin 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 body size, whether, not other medicines are also being taken, are receiving doxorubicin at home, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, any questions about the proper dose, doxorubicin, 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 doxorubicin, after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations, vaccinations, without a physician's approval, doxorubicin may lower my body's resistance, 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, 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, doxorubicin 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 , check with a physician immediately, notice any unusual bleeding, bruising; black, tarry stools , blood in urine , 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, doxorubicin 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, some unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, the way these 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, fast, irregular heartbeat , pain at place, injection, shortness of breath, swelling, feet and lower legs, tarry stools , blood in urine , pinpoint red spots on skin, unusual bleeding, bruising, wheezing, side effects occur, sores in mouth and on lips, cough, hoarseness accompanied by fever, chills, darkening, redness, skin, recently had radiation treatment, fever, chills, joint pain, lower back, side pain accompanied by fever, chills, painful, difficult urination accompanied by fever, chills, red streaks along injected vein, stomach pain, skin rash , itching, 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 , darkening, soles, palms, nails, diarrhea, doxorubicin causes the urine to turn reddish in color, which may stain clothes, this is not blood, expected and only lasts for 1, 2 days after each dose is given, often causes a temporary and total loss, hair, after treatment with doxorubicin has ended, normal hair growth should return, after you stop receiving doxorubicin, can still produce some side effects that need attention, during this period, nurse immediately, side effects, fast, irregular heartbeat , shortness of breath, swelling, feet and lower legs, 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, doxorubicin is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions, autoimmune deficiency syndrome, aids, “associated kaposi's sarcoma, a type, cancer, the skin and mucous membranes that is more common in patients with aids, cancer, the adrenal cortex, the outside layer, the adrenal gland, cancer, the cervix, cancer, the endometrium, cancer, the esophagus, cancers, the head and neck, cancer, the liver, cancer, the pancreas, cancer, the prostate, cancer, the thymus, a small organ found under the breast bone, carcinoid tumors, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a type, cancer, the blood and lymph system, ewing's sarcoma, a type, cancer found, bone, gestational trophoblastic tumors, tumors, uterus, womb, hepatoblastoma, a certain type, liver cancer that occurs in children, multiple myeloma, a certain type, cancer, the blood, non “small cell lung cancer, a certain type, lung cancer usually associated with prior smoking, passive smoking, radon exposure, retinoblastoma, a type, eye cancer found primarily in children, tumors, ovaries other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses, brand names, adriamycin pfs adriamycin rdf rubex, adriamycin pfs adriamycin rdf, category antineoplastic