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Brand Name : Cosmegen
Generic Name : Dactinomycin

Precautions (Source: MedLinePlus)
Before taking dactinomycin, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to dactinomycin or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially aspirin and vitamins. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease, ulcers, or gastrointestinal disease. you should know that dactinomycin may interfere with the normal menstrual cycle (period) in women and may stop sperm production in men. However, you should not assume that you cannot get pregnant or that you cannot get someone else pregnant. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should tell their doctors before they begin taking this drug. You should not plan to have children while receiving chemotherapy or for a while after treatments. (Talk to your doctor for further details.) Use a reliable method of birth control to prevent pregnancy. Dactinomycin may harm the fetus. do not have any vaccinations (e.g., measles or flu shots) without talking to your doctor. ...
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Side Effects (Source: MedLinePlus)
Side effects from dactinomycin are common and include: nausea and vomiting which may last up to 24 hours after treatment; loss of appetite; abdominal pain; diarrhea; difficulty swallowing; thinned or brittle hair; blistering skin or acne; skin irritation (sunburn-like) or rash on areas previously exposed to radiation treatments. Tell your doctor if either of these symptoms is severe or lasts for several hours: fatigue; mouth blistering. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: unusual bruising or bleeding; pain at the injection site; persistent diarrhea or any change in normal bowel habits for more than 2 days; fever; chills; cough; sore throat; dizziness; shortness of breath; yellowing of the skin or eyes. If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/index.html ] or by phone [1-800-332-1088]. ...
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