What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before receiving paclitaxel (Onxol, Taxol)? You should not receive this medication if you are allergic to paclitaxel, or to other medications that contain an ingredient called Cremophor EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil). Xeloda (capecitabine) is an antineoplastic (anti-cancer) medication used to treat breast cancer and colon or rectum cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking nivolumab: More Common. Back pain; blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin The supportive therapies (e.g. antiemetics, premedications, etc.), infusion times, diluents, volumes and routes of administration, if included, are listed as defaults. Applies to doxorubicin: intravenous powder for solution, intravenous solution. Along with its needed effects, doxorubicin (the active ingredient contained in Adriamycin) may cause some unwanted effects.