Precautions

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

It is 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 use it. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects. If your condition does not improve, or if it becomes worse, discuss this with your doctor.

Do not use this medicine together rilpivirine ((Edurant®) or products containing rilpivirine (eg, Complera®, Odefsey®). Using these medicines together may increase risk for more serious side effects.

This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis and angioedema, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have chest tightness, rash, itching, fast heartbeat, trouble breathing or swallowing, or large, hive-like swelling of the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs while you are using this medicine.

Check with your doctor right away if you have blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, chills, cough, diarrhea, itching, joint or muscle pain, red irritated eyes, red skin lesions, often with a purple center, sore throat, sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips, or unusual tiredness or weakness. These may be symptoms of serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

This medicine may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. It may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Do not take any medicine to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. If you have any questions or if mild diarrhea continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.

Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.

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.