Precautions
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
It is very important that your doctor check your or your child's progress at regular visits to make sure this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for any unwanted effects.
If you are a woman who can get pregnant, your doctor may do tests to make sure you are not pregnant before receiving this medicine. Tell your doctor right away think you have become pregnant.
This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions (eg, anaphylaxis, angioedema, bronchospasm), which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have a chest tightness, cough, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, fast heartbeat, large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs, rash, itching, trouble breathing, or unusual tiredness or weakness after using this medicine.
This medicine may cause infusion reaction, which can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Tell your doctor right away if you start to have black, tarry stools, blurred vision, colicky or burning stomach pain, constipation, cracked lips, diarrhea, difficulty in swallowing, dizziness, facial swelling, fever or chills, headache, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, pain in the back of throat or chest when swallowing, skin rash, slow or fast heartbeat, sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips, tongue, or inside the mouth, trouble breathing, vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds, or weakness while you are receiving this medicine.
Check with your doctor right away if you have diarrhea, fever, rash, unexplained weight gain, or yellow eyes. These maybe symptoms of serious conditions called graft-versus-host-disease or engraftment syndrome.
This medicine may cause secondary cancer (eg, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder). Check with your doctor right away if you have black, tarry stools, general feeling of illness, swollen glands, weight loss, or yellow skin and eyes.
This medicine is made from donated human blood. Some human blood products have transmitted certain viruses (eg, HIV, hepatitis B or C) or genetic diseases to people who have received them, although the risk is low. Human donors and donated blood are both tested for viruses to keep the transmission risk low. Talk with your doctor if you have concerns about this risk.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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