Precautions

Before taking aldesleukin,

• tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to aldesleukin or any other drugs.
• tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially aspirin; medications for anxiety, blood pressure, infection, inflammation, nausea, pain, or swelling; and vitamins.
• tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, or autoimmune disease.
• women who are pregnant or breast-feeding should tell their doctors before they begin taking this drug. You should not plan to have children while receiving chemotherapy or for a while after treatments. (Talk to your doctor for further details.) Use a reliable method of birth control to prevent pregnancy.
• you should know that aldesleukin may make you more sensitive to contrast dyes which are given to improve the pictures taken from X-rays or other scans. Notify your doctor that you are taking aldesleukin.
• do not have any vaccinations (e.g., measles or flu shots) without talking to your doctor.