Fomivirsen (Parenteral-Local)

Brand Names : Vitravene

Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For fomivirsen, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to fomivirsen. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as certain preservatives.

Pregnancy - Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals. Before being treated with this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding - It is not known whether fomivirsen injected into the eye passes into breast milk. Discuss with your doctor whether or not you should breast-feed while you are being treated with this medicine.

Children - Studies with this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific information comparing use of fomivirsen in children with use in other age groups.

Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of fomivirsen in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking fomivirsen, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are receiving any of the following:

• Cidofovir injection (e.g., Vistide) - Possibility of increased eye inflammation