What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking Daclizumab:
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of receiving the medicine must be weighed against the good it will provide. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For daclizumab, the following should also be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to daclizumab. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances.
Pregnancy - Daclizumab crosses the placenta. However, daclizumab has not been studied in pregnant women.
Breast-feeding - It is not known if daclizumab passes into breast milk. Breast-feeding is not recommended for patients receiving daclizumab.
Children - Studies on the use of daclizumab in children have not been completed. However, daclizumab may cause high blood pressure and dehydration more often in children than it does in adults.
Older adults - Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older patients. 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 comparing use of daclizumab in the elderly with use in other age groups.
Vaccination - Talk to your doctor before receiving any vaccines during treatment with daclizumab. Some vaccines may not be effective, or may be harmful, if received during treatment with daclizumab. In addition, avoiding close contact with people who have recently been vaccinated with a "live" vaccine (e.g. oral polio vaccine, nasal influenza vaccine) may be recommended. There is a chance that the virus can be passed on to you.
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of daclizumab. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
Cancer - daclizumab may make this condition worse.
Diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes) - daclizumab can increase the amount of sugar in the blood.
Infection - daclizumab may decrease the body's ability to fight infection.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Dosage and using this medicine
What should I do if I forget a dose?
What side effects can this medication cause?