• You will have an increased risk of getting infections. Avoid crowds and people with infections, colds, or flu.
• This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
• If you have an allergy to basiliximab or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you are pregnant or may be pregnant.
• If you are breast-feeding.
• Basiliximab helps the body accept a transplanted organ.
• It decreases the body's harmful response to diseases affecting the immune system.
• This medicine is used in combination with other medicine.
• This medicine is given as a shot into a vein.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Take good care of your teeth. See a dentist regularly.
• Check blood work regularly. Talk with healthcare provider.
• This medicine will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
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• This medicine is used to prevent rejection after organ transplant.
• This medicine is used to treat acute graft versus host reactions after bone marrow transplant.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Talk with healthcare provider before receiving any vaccinations. Use with this medicine may either increase the risk of serious infection or make the vaccination less effective.
• Use birth control that you can trust before treatment begins, during treatment, and for 4 months after treatment ends.
• Flu-like symptoms. These include headache, weakness, fever, shakes, aches, pains, and sweating. Mild pain medicine may help.
• Anemia.
• Acne.
• Hair growth.
• Constipation.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help. This may improve once you are on a stable dose of medicine.
• Change in look of teeth or gums.
• Swelling.
• High blood pressure.
• Diarrhea.
• Belly pain.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Signs or symptoms of infection. These include a fever of 100.5 degrees or higher, chills, severe sore throat, ear or sinus pain, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, or anal itching or pain.
• Signs or symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, nervousness, emotional ups and downs, abnormal thinking, anxiety, or lack of interest in life.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Fast heartbeat.
• Confusion; very nervous; anger with sweating, shivering, stiffness, or shaking.
• Feeling extremely tired or weak.
• Numbness or tingling of hands or feet.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Unable to pass urine.
• Unusual bruising or bleeding.
• Sudden change in vision.
• Severe swelling.
• Significant weight gain.
• Increased trips to the bathroom, increased thirst, or weight loss.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
