Precautions
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
This medicine may cause serious skin reactions (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis). Check with your doctor 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.
Check with your doctor right away if you have pain or tenderness in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, or yellow eyes or skin. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem.
This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention. Check with your doctor right away if you have chest tightness, cough, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, fast heartbeat, hives, itching, skin rash, puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, trouble breathing, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Check with your doctor right away if you have blood in the urine, nausea and vomiting, pain in the groin or genitals, or sharp back pain just below the ribs. These may be symptoms of kidney stones.
Check with your doctor right away if you have chest pain or tightness, chills, cough or hoarseness, fever with or without chills, general feeling of tiredness or weakness, headache, lower back or side pain, painful or difficult urination, sore throat, sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth, swollen or painful glands, trouble breathing, unusual bleeding or bruising, or unusual tiredness or weakness. These maybe symptoms of serious blood problems (eg, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia).
Taking this medicine together with aspirin may cause change or loss of consciousness, loss of appetite, rapid shallow breathing, trouble breathing, or weight loss. Talk with your doctor if you have any concerns about this.
Do not suddenly stop using this medicine without checking first with your doctor. Stopping the medicine suddenly may cause your seizures to return or to occur more often. Your doctor may want you to gradually reduce the amount you are using before stopping it completely.
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: March 01, 2024
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