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.
Storage of strontium chloride is done in the form of a white crystalline powder. A radioactive version of strontium chloride may be injected into patients suffering from prostate cancer as a form of pain reliever. Many toothpastes now contain potassium nitrate, rather than strontium chloride, because of health concerns.