| Drug Name: | ETOPOPHOS |
| Manufacturer: | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
| Other Info: | Manufactured by:Baxter Healthcare CorporationDeerfield, IL 60015 USAMade in GermanyDistributed by:Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyPrinceton, NJ 08543 USA51-029991-005643-8000Revised March 2005 |
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Patients being treated with ETOPOPHOS must be frequently observed for myelosuppression both during and after therapy.
Myelosuppression resulting in death has been reported following etoposide administration.
Dose-limiting bone marrow suppression is the most significant toxicity associated with ETOPOPHOS therapy.
Therefore, the following studies should be obtained at the start of therapy and prior to each subsequent cycle of ETOPOPHOS: platelet count, hemoglobin, white blood cell count, and differential.
The occurrence of a platelet count below 50,000/mm3 or an absolute neutrophil count below 500/mm3 is an indication to withhold further therapy until the blood counts have sufficiently recovered.
The toxicity of rapidly infused ETOPOPHOS in patients with impaired renal or hepatic function has not been adequately evaluated.
The toxicity profile of ETOPOPHOS when infused at doses >175 mg/m2 has not been delineated.