Patient Information:
Capromycin- Systemic
1.Allergies-
Tell your doctor if you are have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to
capreomycin. Also tell your healthcare care professional if you are allergic to
any other substances such as foods. preservatives or dyes.
2.Pregnancy-
Capreomycin has not been studied in pregnant women. However, studies in
rats 3 1/2 times the human dose have shown that capreomycin may cause birth
defects.
3. Breast-feeding-
It is known whether capreomycin passes into breast milk. Although most medicines
pass into breast milk in small amounts,many of them may be used safely while
breasr-feeding. Mothers who are taking this medicine and who wish to breast feed
should discuss this with their doctor.
4.Children-
Studies of this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific
information comparing use of capreomycin in children with use in other age groups.
5.Older adults-
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore,
it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way than they do in
younger adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people.
There is no specific information comparing use of capreomycin in the elderly with use
in other age groups
6. Other medicines-
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two
different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
In such cases your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions
may be necessary.
When you are receiving capreomycin it is especially important that your doctor
know if you taking any of the following-
Aminoglycosides by injection , Amikacin (eg Amikin ), gentamicin (eg Geramycin)
Kanamycin (eg.Kantrex) Neomycin (eg,Mycifradin)
Carmustine (eg BiCU)
Chloroquine (eg Aralen)
Cisplatin (eg Platinol)
Cyclosporine (eg Sandimmune)
Gold salts
Quinine (eg Quinamm)
Tiopronin (eg Tiola) - use of any of these medicines wirh capreomycin
may increase th chance of hearing balance , or kidney side effects
7. Other medical problems-
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of capreomycin
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems
especially-
Eighth -cranial nerve - disease ( loss of hearing and /or balance) -
Capreomycin may cause hearing and balance side efects
Kidney disease- capreomycin may cause serious side effects affecting the
kidneys
Myasthenia gravis- or
Parkinsons disease - capreomycin may cause muscular weakness
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