Precautions

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

Your doctor will check your progress closely while you or your child are receiving this medicine. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to receive it. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.

This medicine may cause heart problems. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, fainting, fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat, lightheadedness, or pounding or rapid pulse.

This medicine may make you sweat less, which can cause your body temperature to rise. Be careful when you exercise and during hot weather. You could overheat or get heat stroke. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have dizziness, fast, shallow breathing, fast, weak heartbeat, headache, muscle cramps, pale, clammy skin, thirst, or extremely high fever or body temperature.

This medicine may cause eye problems, including acute glaucoma. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have blindness, blurred vision, decreased vision, eye pain, headache, nausea or vomiting, or tearing. Your doctor may want you to have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor).

This medicine may cause urinary retention (trouble passing urine or not fully emptying the bladder). Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have decreased in urine volume, decreased in frequency of urination, difficulty in passing urine, or painful urination.

Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have constipation, nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain. These may be symptoms of a serious stomach or bowel problem (eg, blockage).

This medicine may cause lung or breathing problems. Tell your doctor right away if you have an increase or thickening of mucous from the lungs.

This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have cough, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, fast heartbeat, hives, itching, puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, skin rash, tightness in the chest, trouble breathing, or unusual tiredness or weakness.

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 or vitamin supplements.