Onkotrone (mitoxantrone)

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines during treatment this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

There may be an increased risk of side effects on the heart if this medicine is used after or in combination with other medicines that can have side effects on the heart. These include other anthracycline chemotherapy medicines such as daunorubicin, doxorubicin, idarubicin and epirubicin.

There may be an increased risk of side effects, particularly on the blood cells, if this medicine is used in combination with other anticancer medicines.

Chemotherapy decreases the body's immune response to vaccinations. This means that vaccines may be less effective if given during treatment, and live vaccines may cause serious infections. Live vaccines include: measles, mumps, rubella, MMR, oral polio, oral typhoid and yellow fever. If live vaccines are needed they should be postponed until at least six months after finishing chemotherapy.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

Mitoxantrone is also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.

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