Bleomycin

🧮 Dose calculator

Testicular cancer · Regimen source: FDA Bleomycin · Dosage and Administration

• • Only under an oncologist in an equipped centre. Calculator = label mg/m² × BSA (Mosteller); protocol, cycle interval and adjustment for CBC and renal/hepatic function rest with the oncology team. FDA Bleomycin · Dosage and Administration
• • Calculator gives the lower bound. Lymphoma: first 2 doses 2 units or less (anaphylactoid reaction). Pulmonary toxicity rises sharply above 400 units total. FDA Bleomycin · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Bleomycin · Pregnancy “Category D”

  “Bleomycin can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Bleomycin · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants, it is recommended that nursing be discontinued by women receiving bleomycin therapy.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Bleomycin · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness of bleomycin in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Bleomycin · Geriatric Use

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.