Cladribine (Oral)

["Before using cladribine", "In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do This is a decision you and your doctor will make For this medicine, the following should be considered:", "Allergies", "Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.", "Pediatric", "Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of cladribine in the pediatric population Use is not recommended in children Safety and efficacy have not been established. ", "Geriatric", "Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of cladribine in the elderly However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution in patients receiving this medicine. ", "Breast Feeding", "Studies in women breastfeeding have demonstrated harmful infant effects An alternative to this medication should be prescribed or you should stop breastfeeding while using this medicine.", "Interactions with 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 these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.", "\\\\n\\\\n", "Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.", "Measles Virus Vaccine, Live\\\\nMumps Virus Vaccine, Live\\\\nRotavirus Vaccine, Live\\\\nRubella Virus Vaccine, Live\\\\nVaricella Virus Vaccine, Live\\\\nZoster Vaccine, Live", "Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.", "Adenovirus Vaccine\\\\nBacillus of Calmette and Guerin Vaccine, Live\\\\nCholera Vaccine, Live\\\\nDengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live\\\\nInfluenza Virus Vaccine, Live\\\\nPoliovirus Vaccine, Live\\\\nSmallpox Vaccine\\\\nTyphoid Vaccine, Live\\\\nYellow Fever Vaccine", "Interactions with Food/Tobacco/Alcohol", "Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.", "Other Medical Problems", "The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:", "Cancer or\\\\nHepatitis infection, chronic, active or\\\\nHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or\\\\nTuberculosis infection, chronic, active\\\\u2014Should not be used in patients with these conditions. ", "Cancer, history of or\\\\nHeart disease\\\\u2014Use with caution May increase risk for more side effects. ", "Hepatitis B or C or\\\\nTuberculosis, latent\\\\u2014Use with caution May make these infections active again. ", "Infection, acute\\\\u2014Must be treated first before using this medicine. ", "Kidney disease, moderate to severe or\\\\nLiver disease, moderate to severe\\\\u2014Use is not recommended in patients with these conditions. ", "\\\\nRelated/similar drugs\\\\nRemicade, Lialda, Simponi, Mavenclad, Vumerity, Zeposia, Avonex\\\\n"]