IMPORTANT WARNING:    

About your treatment    

Your doctor has ordered the drug daunorubicin to help treat your illness. The drug is given by injection into a vein.

This medication is used to treat:

• acute myeloid leukemia
• acute lymphocytic leukemia

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Daunorubicin is a type of antibiotic that is only used in cancer chemotherapy. It slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in your body. The length of treatment depends on the types of drugs you are taking, how well your body responds to them, and the type of cancer you have.

Other uses for this medicine     

Daunorubicin is also used to treat neuroblastoma. Daunorubicin has been used with other cancer- fighting drugs to treat the blastic phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this drug for your condition.

In case of emergency/overdose     

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.

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