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samarium sm 153 lexidronam, sa-mare-ee-um lex-id-roe-nam, is a radiopharmaceutical, ray-dee-oh-far-ma-soo-ti-kal, radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive agents, diagnose some diseases by studying the function, the body's organs, to treat certain diseases, samarium sm 153 lexidronam, help relieve the bone pain that may occur with certain kinds, cancer, the radioactive samarium is taken up, bone cancer area and gives off radiation that helps provide relief, pain, samarium sm 153 lexidronam is, given only by, under the direct supervision, a doctor with specialized training in nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, available, following dosage form parenteral, injection, receiving the medicine, weighed against the good it will do, for samarium sm 153 lexidronam, allergic reaction to bone tumor “seeking medicines, like samarium sm 153 lexidronam, bone-imaging radiopharmaceuticals, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, studies, haven't been done in either humans, animals, to avoid exposing the fetus to radiation, samarium sm 153 lexidronam is not recommended for use during pregnancy, discuss this with a physician, when breast-feeding , breast-feeding, intend to breast-feed during treatment with this medicine, samarium sm 153 lexidronam, serious side effects, when breast-feeding , is generally not recommended, receiving this medicine, studies on this medicine, done only in adult patients, samarium sm 153 lexidronam in children with use in other age groups, samarium sm 153 lexidronam has been used in older people and has not been shown to cause different side effects, problems in older people, in younger adults, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are receiving samarium sm 153 lexidronam, a physician know the following, ever received radiation therapy, anticancer medicines, anticancer medicines, radiation therapy may increase the harmful effects, samarium sm 153 lexidronam on the bone marrow, etidronate, didronel, may prevent samarium sm 153 lexidronam from working properly other medical problems, samarium sm 153 lexidronam, any other medical problems, special instructions for, follow to get ready for my treatment, do not understand them, not received such instructions, check with a physician in advance, this radiopharmaceutical may accumulate, in my bladder, to increase the flow, urine and lessen the amount, radiation to my bladder a physician may instruct, drink plenty, liquids before receiving samarium sm 153 lexidronam and urinate often afterwards, a problem controlling my bladder, tell a physician before receiving samarium sm 153 lexidronam, special precautions will need, taken to prevent radiation contamination, clothing, bed linens, the environment, dosing the doses, radiopharmaceuticals will be different for different patients and for the different types, radioactivity, a radiopharmaceutical is expressed in units, becquerels, curies, the usual adult dose, samarium sm 153 lexidronam is 37 megabecquerels, 1 millicurie, per kg, 16.8 megabecquerels, 0.45 millicurie] per pound, body weight, the dose you receive depends on my body size, radiation received from this medicine by specific areas, the body to treat a disease is many times higher than that from any diagnostic test, x-rays and nuclear medicine scans, repeated doses, depending on the kind, disease you have and how my body is responding to treatment, 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, may need to have blood tests done regularly, follow these guidelines for 12 hours after receiving samarium sm 153 lexidronam, to help reduce the chance, contaminating other persons, the environment with radiation, use a normal toilet, available, a urinal, samarium sm 153 lexidronam is passed mainly, urine, to prevent contamination, home environment, flush the toilet twice after using, wipe any spilled urine with a tissue and flush it away, wash my hands after using, cleaning the toilet, wash my clothes and bed linens immediately, they become soiled with my urine, blood, wash them separately from other clothes, cut myself , wash away any spilled blood, samarium sm 153 lexidronam 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, blood count becomes abnormally low, there are certain precautions you can take to reduce the risk, infection, bleeding, with abnormally low white blood cell counts, 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 , 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, with abnormally low platelet blood counts, 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 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, blood problems, a decrease, white blood cells, platelets, may occur in some patients using samarium sm 153 lexidronam, check with a physician immediately, side effects occur, tarry stools , blood in urine , stools, cough, hoarseness, fever, chills, lower back, side pain, painful, difficult urination , pinpoint red spots on skin, unusual bleeding, bruising, possible if you notice the following side effect, irregular heartbeat , side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, side effects continue, bothersome, increase in bone pain, transient, nausea and vomiting , other side effects, brand names, quadramet category antineoplastic