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etoposide, e-toe-poe-side, belongs to the group, medicines known as antineoplastic agents, treat cancer, the testicles and certain types, lung cancer, also sometimes, treat some other kinds, cancer in both males and females, the exact way that etoposide acts against cancer is not known, it seems to interfere with the growth, the cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed, the growth, normal body cells may also be affected by etoposide, 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 etoposide, and a physician should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks, using it, dosage forms, oral, capsules, parenteral, injection, for etoposide, allergic reaction to etoposide, there is a good chance that this medicine will cause birth defects if, being used at the time, conception, during pregnancy, many cancer medicines, sterility, which could be permanent, sterility has not been reported with etoposide, the possibility should be kept in mind, before receiving this medicine, before taking etoposide make sure a physician knows, pregnant, may become pregnant, best to use some kind, birth control, taking etoposide, if you become pregnant, etoposide, when breast-feeding , because etoposide, serious side effects, when breast-feeding , is generally not recommended, receiving it, children although this medicine has been used in children, etoposide in children with use in other age groups, children who receive high doses, more likely to have a serious allergic reaction to this medicine, haven't been studied specifically in older people, problems in older people, etoposide, elderly with use in other age groups, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are taking, receiving etoposide, 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, etoposide may increase the effects, radiation therapy on the blood other medical problems, etoposide, any other medical problems, chickenpox, recent exposure, herpes zoster, shingles, risk, severe disease affecting other parts, the body, infection, etoposide can decrease my body's ability to fight infection, kidney disease , liver disease , etoposide, slower removal from the body, take etoposide, it more often, the exact amount, medicine you need has been carefully worked out, taking too much may increase the chance, side effects, while taking too little may not improve my condition, etoposide, given together with certain other medicines, are using a combination, make sure, take each one at the proper time and do not mix them, by mouth, ask my health care professional to help you plan a way to remember, take my medicines at the right times, etoposide often causes nausea, vomiting, appetite, which, severe, continue to receive the medicine, begin to feel ill, ask my health care professional for ways, lessen these effects, vomit shortly after taking a dose, etoposide, will be told whether, take the dose again, to wait until the next dose, etoposide 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 the medicine is being given by mouth, by injection, whether, not other medicines are also being taken, receiving etoposide at home, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, any questions about the proper dose, etoposide, if i miss a dose, do not take the missed dose at all and do not double the next one, go back to my regular dosing schedule and check with a physician, keep out of a child's reach, store in a refrigerator, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the medicine to break down, do not keep outdated medicine, medicine no longer needed, discarded medicine is out of a child's reach, precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits to make sure that etoposide is working properly, for unwanted effects, being treated with etoposide, after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations, vaccinations, without a physician's approval, etoposide 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 and 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, etoposide 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, 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 heartbeat, consciousness, shortness of breath, sweating, swelling, face, tongue, tightness in throat, wheezing, side effects occur, unusual tiredness , weakness, tarry stools , blood in urine , stools, cough, hoarseness, accompanied by fever, chills, fever, chills, lower back, side pain, accompanied by fever, chills, painful, difficult urination , accompanied by fever, chills, pinpoint red spots on skin, sores in mouth, lips, unusual bleeding, bruising, back pain, difficulty in walking, numbness , tingling in fingers and toes, pain at place, injection, skin rash , itching, weakness, 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, appetite, nausea and vomiting , diarrhea, often causes a temporary loss, hair, after treatment with etoposide has ended, normal hair growth should return, other side effects, nurse, 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, etoposide 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, cancers, the blood and lymph system, cancer, bone, cancer, the endometrium, cancer, the lung, a certain type, lung cancer usually associated with prior smoking, passive smoking, radon exposure, cancer, the lymph system, a part, the body's immune system, that affects the skin, cancer, the stomach, cancers, the soft tissues, the body, the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, vessels that carry blood, lymph, fat, cancer, unknown primary site, 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, myelodysplastic syndromes, mds, neuroblastoma, a cancer, the nerves that usually occurs in children, retinoblastoma, a cancer, the eye that usually occurs in children, thymoma, a cancer, the thymus, which is a small organ that lies under the breastbone, tumors, brain, wilms' tumor, a cancer, the kidney that usually occurs in children, cancer, the ovaries, a type, cancer found, egg-making cells, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses, brand names, vepesid etopophos toposar, vepesid, another commonly used name is vp-16, category antineoplastic