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uracil mustard-oral

GENERIC NAME: URACIL MUSTARD - ORAL (YOUR-uh-sill mustard)

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|USES:| This is an anticancer medication used to treat leukemias, lymphomas and other blood disorders.

|HOW TO USE:| This medication is taken by mouth as directed. This is usually taken once a week for at least 4 weeks. Do not increase your dose, taken this more often or stop taking this without first consulting your doctor.

|SIDE EFFECTS:| Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, |diarrhea| or weakness may occur the first several days as your body adjusts to the medication. Other side effects include nervousness, irritability, |depression| and menstrual changes. If any of these effects continue or become bothersome, inform your doctor. Notify your doctor if you develop: severe vomiting, weight loss, mouth sores, stomach pain, black tarry stools, shortness of breath, |jaundice| (yellowing of eyes or skin, dark urine), fever, |sore throat|, cough, skin |rash|, chills, unusual bleeding or bruising. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

|PRECAUTIONS:| Tell your doctor if you have: blood disorders, |kidney disease|, liver disease, infections, allergies. This medication can interfere with sperm formation and may cause menstruation to stop resulting in temporary or permanent |infertility|. Use of |birth control| is recommended while taking this medication. Discuss this with your doctor. This medication should not be used during |pregnancy|. Birth control is recommended for both men and women while using this medication. It is not known if this medication appears in |breast| milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.


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