Elspar Inj

Elspar Inj Interactions

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

Asparaginase should not be used with the following medication because a very serious interaction may occur:

• live vaccines

Asparaginase should not be used by vein with or immediately before vincristine or prednisone because very serious side effects such as blood problems (erythropoiesis) or numbness, tingling, burning, or pain in the hands or feet may occur. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the usefulness of receiving asparaginase after these drugs if they are part of your chemotherapy regimen.

Before using asparaginase, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

• other drugs for cancer
• drugs affected by liver enzymes (such as cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, vincristine, mercaptopurine, or prednisone)

Asparaginase can either decrease the beneficial effect of these drugs or increase their side effects when given before or at the same time as these drugs. If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking asparaginase.

This product can affect the results of certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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