Streptozocin (Systemic)
Brand Names : Zanosar
Precautions While Using This MedicineIt is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits
to make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for
any unwanted effects.
While you are being treated with streptozocin, and after you stop treatment
with it, do not have any immunizations (vaccinations)
without your doctor's approval
. Streptozocin may lower your body's
resistance and there is a chance you might get the infection the immunization
is meant to prevent. In addition, other people living in your household should
not take oral polio vaccine since there is a chance they could pass the polio
virus on to you. Also, avoid persons who have recently taken oral polio vaccine.
Do not get close to them and do not stay in the same room with them for very
long. If you cannot take these precautions, you should consider wearing a
protective face mask that covers the nose and mouth.
If streptozocin accidentally seeps out of the vein into which it is injected,
it may damage some tissues and cause scarring. Tell the
health care professional right away if you notice redness, pain, or swelling
at the place of injection
.
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