Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For mechlorethamine applied to the skin, the following should be considered:

Allergies—Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to mechlorethamine.

Pregnancy—Although mechlorethamine applied to the skin has not been shown to cause problems in humans, some of it may be absorbed through the skin.

Breast-feeding—Although mechlorethamine applied to the skin has not been shown to cause problems in nursing babies, some of it may be absorbed through the skin. Because this medicine can cause serious side effects, breast-feeding is generally not recommended while you are using it.

Children—There is no specific information about use of mechlorethamine on the skin in children.

Older adults—Many medicines have not been tested in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information about the use of mechlorethamine on the skin in the elderly.