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Vincristine is used primarily in the treatment of acute leukaemia, usually as a component of various chemotherapeutic regimens. It has also been used as part of combination therapy in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumour, osteogenic sarcoma, mycosis fungoides, Ewing's sarcoma, carcinoma of the uterine cervix, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, oat-cell carcinoma of the lung and gynaecological tumours of childhood. Vincristine may be useful in patients with true idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura resistant to the usual treatment, but not recommended as primary treatment for this disorder.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Vincristine is used primarily in the treatment of acute leukaemia, usually as a component of various chemotherapeutic regimens. It has also been used as part of combination therapy in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumour, osteogenic sarcoma, mycosis fungoides, Ewing's sarcoma, carcinoma of the uterine cervix, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, oat-cell carcinoma of the lung and gynaecological tumours of childhood. Vincristine may be useful in patients with true idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura resistant to the usual treatment, but not recommended as primary treatment for this disorder
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Vincristine is used primarily in the treatment of acute leukaemia, usually as a component of various chemotherapeutic regimens. It has also been used as part of combination therapy in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumour, osteogenic sarcoma, mycosis fungoides, Ewing's sarcoma, carcinoma of the uterine cervix, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, oat-cell carcinoma of the lung and gynaecological tumours of childhood. Vincristine may be useful in patients with true idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura resistant to the usual treatment, but not recommended as primary treatment for this disorder
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
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