Precautions

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It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood tests will be needed to check for unwanted effects.

You should not use atorvastatin (Lipitor®), lovastatin (Mevacor®), pimozide (Orap®), quinidine (Quinaglute®), simvastatin (Zocor®), sirolimus (Rapamune®), venetoclax (Venclexta®), or ergotamine medicines (eg, bromocriptine, dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine, methysergide, Cafergot®, Ergomar®, Wigraine®). Using any of them together with this medicine may increase the chance of unwanted effects.

This medicine can cause changes in heart rhythms, including QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Check with your doctor right away if you have chest pain or discomfort, fainting, irregular or slow heart rate, or trouble breathing.

Check with your doctor right away if you have pain or tenderness in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, unusual tiredness or weakness, or yellow skin or eyes. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem.

Check with your doctor right away if you have severe diarrhea or vomiting while using this medicine.

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.

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Portions of this document last updated: April 01, 2024

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