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What is the most important serious safety information I should know about ADCETRIS?
What should I avoid when receiving ADCETRIS?
What are the other possible serious side effects of ADCETRIS?
A serious side effect can be life-threatening or can lead to death. They may happen during treatment or after your treatment has ended.
Call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of a serious side effect or if your symptoms get worse. If you have a serious side effect, your doctor may delay or stop your ADCETRIS treatment.
Your doctor will do blood tests to check your blood cell levels during ADCETRIS treatment. If your levels are too low, your doctor may lower or delay your dose, stop your ADCETRIS treatment, or give you a medicine called G-CSF. G-CSF is meant to prevent you from having a low number of white blood cells.
What were the most common side effects in patients treated with ADCETRIS?
When used alone or together with chemotherapy, the most common side effects were:
Contact your doctor if you have any other side effects that bother you or do not go away.
What should I tell my doctor before I start treatment with ADCETRIS?
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Important Facts about ADCETRIS, including IMPORTANT WARNING
What is the most important serious safety information I should know about ADCETRIS?
What should I avoid when receiving ADCETRIS?
What are the other possible serious side effects of ADCETRIS?
A serious side effect can be life-threatening or can lead to death. They may happen during treatment or after your treatment has ended.
Call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of a serious side effect or if your symptoms get worse. If you have a serious side effect, your doctor may delay or stop your ADCETRIS treatment.
Your doctor will do blood tests to check your blood cell levels during ADCETRIS treatment. If your levels are too low, your doctor may lower or delay your dose, stop your ADCETRIS treatment, or give you a medicine called G-CSF. G-CSF is meant to prevent you from having a low number of white blood cells.
What were the most common side effects in patients treated with ADCETRIS?
When used alone or together with chemotherapy, the most common side effects were:
Contact your doctor if you have any other side effects that bother you or do not go away.
What should I tell my doctor before I start treatment with ADCETRIS?
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Important Facts about ADCETRIS, including IMPORTANT WARNING