Precautions    

Before taking altretamine:

• Tell  your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to altretamine or any other drugs.
• Tell  your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially aspirin, medications for depression, other anticancer medications, and vitamins.
• Tell  your doctor if you have or have ever had seizure disorders, nervous system disease, or blood disorders.
• You  should know that altretamine may interfere with the normal menstrual cycle (period) in women and may stop sperm production in men. However, you should not assume that you cannot get pregnant or that you cannot get someone else pregnant. 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. Altretamine may harm the fetus.
• Remember  that you should not drink alcohol while taking this drug. Alcohol may cause an upset stomach, vomiting, stomach cramps, headaches, sweating, and flushing (redness of the face).
• Do  not have any vaccinations (e.g., measles or flu shots) without talking to your doctor.