A 37-year-old member asked:
who should not use irinotecan injections?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Irinotecan: "Irinotecan hydrochloride injection is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to the drug or its excipients." See: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2361c88c-124e-4f6c-aef2-c70612f0eb64
Answered on May 10, 2015
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
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Irinotecan: Irinotecan is used in combination with other meds to treat colon & rectal cancer.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
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Irinotecan: See: http://www.drugs.com/sfx/irinotecan-side-effects.html
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Irinotecan: Irinotecan is FDA Pregnancy Category D (Positive evidence of risk).
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
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Pretty good: Usually they're part of a protocol. If I were offered this as adjuvant Rx and it was affordable from my end, I'd probably go ahead if it was offered b ... Read More
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