Xeloda Side Effects

• constipation
• appetite loss
• abdominal discomfort
• dehydration
• skin problems
• hair loss
• headache
• disorientation
• dizziness
• insomnia
• body ache
• changes in sense of taste

• fever
• infection
• hand-and-f0ot syndrome
• nausea and vomiting
• diarrhea

Warnings & Recalls for Xeloda

• Xeloda side effects include harm to unborn children. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, are considering becoming pregnant, or are nursing before taking this drug. Both men and women who take this drug should use effective contraception.
• Tell your doctor if you take any blood thinners before beginning treatment with Xeloda.
• Tell your doctor if you take folic acid, a B complex vitamin, or any vitamin that contains folic acid before taking Xeloda | capecitabine

• You are nursing.
• You have a chemotherapy allergy.
• Your body doesn't produce enough dihydropyrimidine.

Xeloda Treatment and Use

Xeloda | capecitabine is a chemotheraputic agent produced by Roche used to treat breast and colorectal cancers that have metasticized.

Xeloda is changed in the body to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a chemical that in some patients stops cancer cells from growing and makes tumors smaller.

Xeloda dosage

• Xeloda | capecitabine comes as a coated tablet in two strengths, 150 mg and 300 mg. Your dose should be taken twice a day, 30 minutes after breakfast and 30 minutes after dinner.
• This drug is taken in 3 week cycles. For two weeks Xeloda is to be taken and for one week there is a rest period.

Other Names for Xeloda

• Xeloda

• capecitabine

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