Who should not take Thalomid?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- acute myeloid leukemia
- a type of blood cancer
- a low seizure threshold
- HIV
- decreased blood platelets
- a painful condition that affects the nerves in the legs and arms called peripheral neuropathy
- a clot in the lung
- a stroke
- obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- a bone marrow disorder
- seizures
- a low supply of oxygen rich blood to the heart
- slow heartbeat
- blood clot in a deep vein of the extremities
- orthostatic hypotension
- a form of low blood pressure
- pregnancy
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
Allergies:
- Thalidomide
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