MYLERAN (BUSULFAN)

Myleran Information

Myleran is a popular cancer (antineoplastic) drug that is also widely known under the generic name of Busulfan. A treatment with this drug is known to interfere with the multiplication of the malitious cancer cells, slowing their spread in the patient’s organism.

Myleran Indications

Myleran (Busulfan) is regularly prescribed to patients who are suffering from chronic myelogenous leukemia. However, this medicine could also be prescribed to treat or to prevent some other medical disorders (other types of cancer) that have not been listed in this guide. If you have any questions regarding why you have been prescribed to take this medicine you should ask your physician for more information.

Myleran Warnings

Myleran is a powerful drug that must be administered by an authorized healthcare provider or at least under the supervision of a qualified doctor. Patients who have been treated with Busulfan have complained about this medicine’s severe side effects. These side effects include: allergic reactions to this medicine or to any of it’s ingredients (throat closing; breathing difficulties; swelling of the tongue, face or lips; hives); abnormal bruising or bleeding; chills or fever; congestion; persistent cough; breath shortness; stomach, flank or joint pain or discomfort; abnormal fatigue; unusual or sudden weakness; abnormally fast weight loss; decreased appetite; infertility; pronounced vomiting, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, confusion; secondary cancers; darkening of the skin’s natural color; Pulmonary fibrosis (a disease that affects the patient’s lungs). Before you start taking Myleran you should discuss with your personal healthcare provider the risks and the benefits that come along with a treatment with this medicine.

Before you start using this medicine you should inform your personal physician if you are suffering from

• bone marrow disease;
• any breathing disorders or lung problems;
• any type of seizure disease.

If you are suffering from any of the medical conditions that have been listed here, you might not be allowed to start taking Myleran or you might have to be prescribed a lower dose of this medicine. Your physician might want to closely monitor your treatment with this drug.

Myleran is a category D FDA pregnancy medicine. Therefore, this medicine can and sometimes does cause unwanted and severe birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy. A prolonged treatment with this drug is known to affect a male patient’s sperm production and a woman patient’s egg production. If you think that you might become pregnant any time soon you must not start a treatment with this medicine unless your personal physician advises you to. While you are following a treatment with this drug you should use an effective birth control method. It has not been clearly determined whether this medicine’s main ingredients can pass into the patient’s breast milk or not. If you are breast feeding an infant you should avoid taking Myleran. Ask your personal healthcare provider for more information.

Myleran Intake Guidelines

Ask your personal healthcare provider how and when you should take this medicine. You should follow all your physician’s advices. If you fail to understand some of them you should ask a nurse, a doctor or a pharmacist to explain them to you. If you need further information regarding Myleran, you should carefully read the set of instructions from the medicine’s label. Each dose of this medicine should be accompanied by a glass of liquid (water).

Myleran should be taken in on an empty stomach. You must not stop taking this medicine even if you start to experience vomiting or nausea. Ask your personal physician what to do if vomiting occurs less than 3 hours after you have taken your regular dose of Myleran.

The injectable form of this medicine can only be administered by an authorized healthcare provider. While you are being treated with Myleran you must ensure your organism an adequate hydration. You should drink plenty of liquids. In some cases intravenous administration of fluids is needed.  

Myleran Dosage

Myleran Overdose

Myleran Missed Dose

Myleran Side Effects

A treatment with Myleran could trigger some severe side effects such as:

• allergy;
• unusual bruising or bleeding;
• chills or fever;
• weakness or fatigue;
• congestion, persistent cough, or breath shortness;

However, Myleran could also trigger some other less severe and more common side effects such as:

• dryness of the nose, mouth, and throat;
• infertility;
• mouth sores;
• premature menopause symptoms;
• lack of menstrual period;
• temporary hair loss;
• rash, itching;

Myleran Drug Reactions

While you are being treated with Myleran you should avoid taking:

• acetaminophen (Tylenol);
• itraconazole (Sporanox);
• cyclophosphamide (Neosar, Cytoxan);
• metronidazole (Flagyl);
• phenytoin (Dilantin);

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