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Precautions (Source: MedLinePlus)
Before taking aldesleukin, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to aldesleukin or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially aspirin; medications for anxiety, blood pressure, infection, inflammation, nausea, pain, or swelling; and vitamins. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, or autoimmune disease. 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. you should know that aldesleukin may make you more sensitive to contrast dyes which are given to improve the pictures taken from X-rays or other scans. Notify your doctor that you are taking aldesleukin. 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 aldesleukin are common and include: nausea; vomiting; loss of appetite; tiredness; weakness; general feeling of being unwell (malaise); headache; diarrhea; dry skin. Other possible side effects: constipation; confusion; changes in your mood; dizziness; changes in your vision, taste, or speech; muscle or bone aches; pains in the chest, abdomen, or back; weight gain; retaining water; pain or redness at the site of injection. Tell your doctor if either of these symptoms is severe or lasts for several hours: mouth blistering; fatigue. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: unusual bruising or bleeding; bleeding from the rectum; extreme sleepiness or tiredness; difficulty breathing; wheezing; yellowing of the skin or eyes; problems with urinating; itching or red rash; fever; chills or shaking chills. 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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