Bleomycin
(blee-oh-MYE-sin)
What is bleomycin?
Bleomycin is a medicine used to treat certain types of cancer and in bone marrow transplantation. It is available as an injectable medication.
Special Instructions
- Your child's doctor may want to check your child's lung function prior to and after giving bleomycin
- If too much medicine is taken by accident, call the Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC), 513-636-5111 or 1-800-222-1222, or call your child's doctor immediately
- Keep this medication out of the reach of children
If a dose is missed
For any medication information related to your child's dosing schedule and/or missed doses, contact the healthcare provider who prescribed the medication.
Side effects
Contact your child's doctor if symptoms persist or become bothersome:
- Whitish appearance of the fingers
- Skin changes including thickening, changes in color, pealing of the hands and soles of the feet
- Loss of appetite
- Persistent cough
- Sores in the mouth
Warning signs
Call your child's doctor immediately if your child develops:
- Severe nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Fever 101.5 once or 100.5 twice in 12 hours
- Unusual bleeding or bruising
- Dizziness, confusion
- Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain
Contact us
For additional information on this or any Health Topic, please call the Family Resource Center, 513-636-7606, or your pediatrician.
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rev. 9/05, 9/07
