Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using Dimetapp while you are pregnant. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby. How is this medicine (Dimetapp) best taken? Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor.
Implanting permanent radioactive seeds in the prostate is a method of treating cancer. The procedure allows a concentrated dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the prostate cancer, limiting damage to other tissue.
SC implant. Advanced prostate cancer: One 3.6mg implant every 28 days or one 10.8mg implant every 12wks. Stage B2-C prostatic carcinoma (in combination with flutamide): Initially one 3.6mg implant, followed in 28 days by one 10.8mg implant; or may use one 3.6mg implant every 28 days. Treat 8wks prior to and during radiotherapy.