Cytarabine Stada
Cytarabine Stada is a cancer medicine used to treat acute blood cancer in children and adults, and to prevent and treat leukemia in the brain and spinal cord.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
20 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Cytarabine
Manufacturer
STADA Arzneimittel AG
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide the right dose for you.
Method
This medicine is given as an injection into a vein, muscle, under the skin, or into the fluid around your spinal cord.
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •fever
- •low white and red blood cells, increasing risk of infections and bleeding
- •abnormal blood cells
- •loss of appetite
- •difficulty swallowing
- •stomach pain
- •nausea
- •vomiting
- •diarrhea
- •inflammation or sores in the mouth or anus
- •skin changes like redness, blisters, rash, hives, blood vessel inflammation, hair loss
- •changes in liver function (increased liver enzyme levels)
- •eye problems such as sore eyes, bleeding, blurred vision, light sensitivity, watery and burning eyes, and inflammation of the cornea
- •reduced awareness (with high doses)
- •speech difficulties (with high doses)
- •abnormal eye movements (with high doses)
- •inflammation at the injection site (in a vein)
- •high uric acid levels in the blood
RARE
- •sore throat
- •headache
- •blood poisoning (sepsis)
- •sores and inflammation in the esophagus and throat
- •severe bowel inflammation
- •skin sores
- •itching
- •yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)
- •lung inflammation (pneumonia)
- •breathing difficulties
- •muscle and joint pain
- •inflammation around the heart (pericarditis)
- •kidney failure
- •inability to urinate
- •burning pain in palms and soles
- •sweat gland inflammation
- •irregular heartbeat
- •nerve damage and inflammation
- •pancreas inflammation
- •brain inflammation and damage
- •blindness
- •spinal cord damage, which can lead to paralysis
- •seizures
- •coma
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to cytarabine or any other ingredients.
- Do not use this medicine if your blood cell counts are very low due to reasons other than cancer, or if your doctor deems them too low.
- Do not use this medicine if your body's coordination is already poor after radiation therapy or using another cancer medicine like methotrexate.
- This medicine can cause serious, even life-threatening, side effects in your brain, intestines, or lungs.
- Cytarabine strongly reduces the production of blood cells, which increases your risk of infections and bleeding. Your doctor will monitor your blood counts closely.
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- Avoid getting pregnant during treatment and for 6 months after. Use effective contraception if you or your partner are receiving this treatment.
- Do not breastfeed while using this medicine, as it can be harmful to your baby.
- This medicine may affect fertility, causing missed periods in women and reduced sperm production in men.