1. Why am I being treated with Arsenic trioxide Juno?
Arsenic trioxide Juno contains the active ingredient arsenic trioxide. Arsenic trioxide Juno is an anticancer drug.
Arsenic trioxide Juno is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukaemia also known as APL.
2. What should I know before I am treated with Arsenic trioxide Juno?
Warnings
You should not be given Arsenic trioxide Juno if:
- you are allergic to any medicine containing arsenic or arsenic trioxide, or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet
Always check the ingredients to make sure you can use this medicine. - you are pregnant or breastfeeding
- the solution is cloudy, discoloured, turbid, or a precipitate or particles are present. The solution is normally clear and colourless
- when diluted with another solution, it causes the solution to precipitate, become cloudy, turbid, discolour, or particles are visible
- the expiry date printed on the pack has passed or if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.
Check with your doctor if you have or have had:
- low levels of potassium or magnesium in the body (electrolyte imbalance)
Published by MIMS December 2023