Precautions
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It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal (eg, St. John's wort) or vitamin supplements.
You should not use tipranavir together with alfuzosin (Uroxatral®), amiodarone (Cordarone®, Pacenone®), bepridil (Vascor®), cisapride (Propulsid®), ergot medicines (eg, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine, Cafergot®, Methergine®, Migranal®), flecainide (Tambocor®), lovastatin (Altocor®, Mevacor®), oral lurasidone (Latuda®), midazolam (Versed®) pimozide (Orap®), propafenone (Rythmol®), quinidine (Cardioquin®, Quinaglute Dura®), rifampin (Rifadin®, Rimactane®), sildenafil (Revatio®), simvastatin (Simcor®, Vytorin®, Zocor®), or triazolam (Halcion®). Using these medicines together with tipranavir may increase your chance of having serious medical problems.
This medicine may decrease the effects of some oral contraceptives (birth control pills). To keep from getting pregnant, use an additional form of birth control with your pills. Other forms include condoms, a diaphragm, or contraceptive foam or jelly.
This medicine may cause intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain). Make sure your doctor knows if you or your child have a bleeding disorder, or any medical condition that increases your chance of bleeding. Call your doctor right away if you have any unusual or unexplained bleeding.
Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have pain in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, unusual tiredness or weakness, or yellow eyes or skin. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem.
When you start taking HIV medicines, your immune system may get stronger. If you have certain infections that are hidden in your body, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis, you or your child may notice new symptoms when your body tries to fight them. If this occurs, tell your doctor right away.
This medicine will not keep you from giving HIV to your partner during sex. Make sure you understand and practice safe sex, even if your partner also has HIV. Do not share needles with anyone.
Serious skin reactions can occur with this medicine. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have more than one of the following symptoms while using this medicine: blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, fever or chills, itching, joint or muscle pain, severe rash, red skin lesions, sunburn, throat tightness, or sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips.
This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Use a sunscreen when you are outdoors. Wear protective clothing and hats. Avoid sunlamps and tanning beds.
This medicine may cause you to have excess body fat. Tell your doctor if you or your child notice changes in your body shape, such as an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck, or around the chest and stomach area, or a loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face.
Portions of this document last updated: April 01, 2024
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