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sar gram' oh stim, about my treatment, sargramostim, bone marrow make new white blood cells, the drug will be either given subcutaneously, beneath my skin, added to an intravenous fluid that will drip through a needle, catheter placed, in my vein for 2 hours once a day for 14-21 days, sargramostim is a synthetic version, substances naturally produced by my body, it helps, fight infections, receive my next chemotherapy cycle as scheduled, health care provider, doctor, nurse, may measure the effectiveness and side effects, treatment using laboratory tests and physical examinations, important to keep all appointments with a physician, laboratory, treatment depends on response, precautions, before administering sargramostim, allergic to any drugs, medications i am taking, especially cancer chemotherapy medications, dexamethasone, decadron, lithium, lithobid, prednisone, zidovudine, azt, retrovir, vitamins, pregnant, plan to become pregnant, when breast-feeding , become pregnant while taking sargramostim, administering my medication, before you administer sargramostim, look at the solution closely, it should be clear and free, floating material, observe the solution container to make sure there are no leaks, discolored, contains particles, the container leaks, use a new solution, showed the damaged one to my doctor, use my medication exactly as directed, do not change my dosing schedule, patients with severe anemia often feel very tired and weak, most patients start to feel better about 6 weeks after starting sargramostim, do not stop my therapy on my own for any reason because my ability to avoid blood transfusions could be hampered, side effects, the most common side effect during sargramostim therapy is mild bone pain, usually, lower back, pelvis and lasting only a few days, another common side effect is a flu-like syndrome with fever, fatigue, chills, muscle aches, a physician may recommend, take acetaminophen, other painkillers, my doctor said, symptoms are severe, headache, diarrhea, skin rash , itching, weakness, dizziness , faintness, flushing, the face, look for symptoms, i called my doctor, fever, shortness of breath, sudden weight gain, swelling, the lower legs, feet storing my medication, health care provider probably will give you a several-day supply, sargramostim at a time, health care provider may give you directions on, prepare each dose, store the vials, refrigerator, take my next dose from the refrigerator 1 hour before using it; place it in a clean, dry area to allow it to warm to room temperature, avoid shaking the vial, use a vial only once, do not reenter a needle into a vial, discard unused portions and outdated medication, do not allow sargramostim to freeze, store my medication, directed, store my medication properly, keep my supplies in a clean, dry place when you are not using them, health care provider will tell you, throw away used needles, syringes, tubing, containers to avoid accidental injury, emergency/overdose, overdose, the victim has collapsed, is not breathing, signs, infection, are receiving sargramostim, in my vein, under my skin, need to know the symptoms, a catheter-related infection, an infection where the needle enters my vein, skin, effects near my intravenous catheter, tenderness, warmth, irritation, drainage, redness, swelling, pain brand names, leukine prokine other names, gm-csf