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Total Carmustine reports: 6.
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FDA Reported Carmustine Side Effects: pregnancy, microphthalmos, hypermetropia, herpes zoster, respiratory failure, haemoptysis, spherocytic anaemia, reticulocytosis, polychromasia, jaundice, coombs direct test positive.
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Carmustine Side Effects Report #5227037-7
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported CARMUSTINE problem on Feb 01, 2007. Female patient, weighting 119.0 lb, was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: asthenia, blood ph increased, chest discomfort, dilatation atrial, dilatation ventricular, dyspnoea, hypoxia, low cardiac output syndrome, lung neoplasm. CARMUSTINE dosage: 225 MG. During the same period patient was treated with CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, ETOPOSIDE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Carmustine Side Effects Report #5324033-6
CARMUSTINE problem was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on May 09, 2007. Male patient, 39 years of age, weighting 176.8 lb, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: white blood cell count decreased. CARMUSTINE dosage: 288MG DAILY FOR 3 DAYS IV DRIP. During the same period patient was treated with ETOPOSIDE, ATRIPLA, ATIVAN, AMBIEN, NEUPOGEN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Carmustine Side Effects Report #5330056-3
Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CARMUSTINE problem on May 17, 2007. Female patient, 41 years of age, was diagnosed with stem cell transplant, prophylaxis and was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: anaemia haemolytic autoimmune, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, coombs direct test positive, jaundice, polychromasia, reticulocytosis, spherocytic anaemia. CARMUSTINE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ETOPOSIDE, MELPHALAN, CYTARABINE, MABCAMPATH, CYCLOSPORINE, METHOTREXATE. Patient recovered.

Carmustine Side Effects Report #5180974-4
CARMUSTINE problem was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Dec 14, 2006. Female patient, weighting 176.4 lb, was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma and was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: haemoptysis, respiratory failure. CARMUSTINE dosage: 285 MG X 5 CYCLES OVER 2 HRS IV. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Carmustine Side Effects Report #5430621-9
Health Professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CARMUSTINE problem on Aug 27, 2007. Female patient, 42 years of age, was diagnosed with t-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: herpes zoster. CARMUSTINE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ETOPOSIDE, CYTARABINE, MELPHALAN, CAMPATH. Patient recovered.

Carmustine Side Effects Report #5458590-6
CARMUSTINE problem was reported by a Health Professional from HONG KONG on Sept 17, 2007. Male patient, child 1 years of age, was treated with CARMUSTINE. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: hypermetropia, microphthalmos, pregnancy. CARMUSTINE dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with CISPLATIN, TAMOXIFEN CITRATE, DACARBAZINE. Patient recovered.

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