Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate)

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Unsafe allergic effects may happen. You will be closely watched by your doctor.
• Long-term use may raise your chance of getting other cancers. Talk with the doctor.
• Have blood work checked as you have been told by the doctor. Talk with the doctor.
• Talk with your doctor before getting any vaccines. Use with this medicine (Etopophos) may either raise the chance of an infection or make the vaccine not work as well.
• You may have more chance of getting an infection. Wash hands often. Stay away from people with infections, colds, or flu.
• You may bleed more easily. Be careful and avoid injury. Use a soft toothbrush and an electric razor.
• If you have upset stomach, throwing up, loose stools (diarrhea), or are not hungry, talk with your doctor. There may be ways to lower these side effects.
• Talk with your doctor before you drink alcohol.
• If you have had or will be having radiation treatment, talk with your doctor. Worse side effects from radiation treatment have happened with this medicine.
• If you are taking warfarin, talk with your doctor. You may need to have your blood work checked more closely while you are taking it with this medicine (Etopophos).
• If you are a man and have sex with a female who could get pregnant, protect her from pregnancy during care and for at least 4 months after stopping this medicine. Use birth control that you can trust.
• If you are a man and your sex partner gets pregnant while you take this medicine (Etopophos) or within 4 months after your last dose, call your doctor right away.
• This medicine may affect fertility. Fertility problems may lead to not being able to get pregnant or father a child. In both men and women, this may go back to normal but sometimes it may not. Talk with your doctor.
• Females treated with this medicine may go through menopause at a younger age than normal. Talk with the doctor.
• This medicine may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant.
• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine (Etopophos) and for 6 months after stopping this medicine.
• If you get pregnant while taking this medicine (Etopophos) or within 6 months after your last dose, call your doctor right away.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

• If you need to store this medicine (Etopophos) at home, talk with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist about how to store it.

• If your symptoms or health problems do not get better or if they become worse, call your doctor.
• Do not share your drugs with others and do not take anyone else's drugs.
• Keep a list of all your drugs (prescription, natural products, vitamins, OTC) with you. Give this list to your doctor.
• Talk with the doctor before starting any new drug, including prescription or OTC, natural products, or vitamins.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.
• Some drugs may have another patient information leaflet. Check with your pharmacist. If you have any questions about this medicine, please talk with your doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
• If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

Review Date: October 4, 2017