Strontium Chloride Sr 89 (Therapeutic)

Brand Names : Metastron

Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of receiving the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For strontium chloride Sr 89, the following should be considered:

Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to bone tumor-seeking medicines, like strontium chloride Sr 89. Also tell your doctor if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy - Studies have not been done in either humans or animals. However, to avoid exposing the fetus to radiation, strontium chloride Sr 89 is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Be sure you have discussed this with your doctor.

Breast-feeding - Strontium chloride Sr 89 may pass into the breast milk. If you must receive this radiopharmaceutical, it will be necessary for you to stop breast-feeding. Be sure you have discussed this with your doctor.

Children - Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information about its use in children.

Older adults - Strontium chloride Sr 89 has been used in older people and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.

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 receiving strontium chloride Sr 89, it is especially important that your doctor know if you are taking any of the following:

• Calcium-containing medicines - These medicines may keep the strontium chloride Sr 89 from being taken up by the bone

• If you have ever been treated with x-rays or cancer medicines - Cancer medicines or radiation therapy may increase the harmful effects of strontium chloride Sr 89 on the bone marrow

Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of strontium chloride Sr 89. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems.