Mesna (Systemic)

Brand Names : MESNEX, Uromitexan

Before Using This Medicine

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

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to mesna.

Pregnancy - Mesna has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in humans.

Breast-feeding - It is not known whether mesna passes into the breast milk. However, this medicine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Children - Although there is no specific information comparing use of mesna in children with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.

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 mesna in the elderly with use in other age groups.