Precautions
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure this medicine is working properly. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
This medicine may increase your risk for cancer, including skin cancer. Call your doctor right away if you have changes in your moles, birthmarks, or color of the skin.
Check with doctor right away if you have anxiety, blurred vision, chills, cold sweats, coma, confusion, cool, pale skin, depression, dizziness, fast heartbeat, headache, increased hunger, nausea, nervousness, nightmares, seizures, shakiness, slurred speech, or unusual tiredness or weakness. These may be symptoms of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).
This medicine may increase pressure in your head (intracranial hypertension). Check with your doctor right away if you have confusion, headache, severe nausea, vomiting, or vision changes.
This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis and angioedema, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Tell your doctor right away if you have a rash, itching, hoarseness, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, or any swelling of your hands, face, or mouth after receiving this medicine.
This medicine may cause fluid retention (excess fluid build-up in the body). Call your doctor right away if you have burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings, joint or muscle pain, swelling of the hands, ankles, feet, or lower legs, or weight gain.
Check with your doctor right away if you have darkening of the skin, diarrhea, dizziness, fainting, loss of appetite, mental depression, nausea, skin rash, unusual tiredness or weakness, or vomiting. These may be symptoms of an adrenal gland problem (eg, hypoadrenalism).
Thyroid problems (eg, hypothyroidism) may occur during treatment with this medicine. Call your doctor right away if you have constipation, depressed mood, dry skin and hair, feeling cold, hair loss, hoarseness or husky voice, muscle cramps and stiffness, slow heartbeat, weight gain, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Check with your doctor right away if you have bloating, chills, constipation, darkened urine, fast heartbeat, fever, indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea, pain in the stomach, side, or abdomen, possibly radiating to the back, vomiting, or yellow eyes or skin. These may be symptoms of pancreatitis (swelling of the pancreas).
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.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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