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Advise patients to report the following to health care providers:

• Rashes and reddening of skin [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]
• Itchiness [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]
• Swelling of tongue [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]
• Changes in mouth and tongue sensation [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]
• Alteration in taste [see ADVERSE REACTIONS]

Inform patients

• That the safety and efficacy of Kepivance have not been established in patients with non-hematologic malignancies [see INDICATIONS and WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS]
• Of the evidence of tumor growth and stimulation in cell culture and in animal models of non-hematopoietic human tumors (see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]

Last reviewed on RxList: 12/6/2011
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.