Precautions
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Your doctor will check your child's progress closely while you are receiving this medicine to see if it is working properly and to decide if you or your child should continue to receive it. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Check with your doctor right away if your child has pain or tenderness in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, unusual tiredness or weakness, or yellow eyes or skin. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem.
This medicine may cause muscle problems (eg, myositis). Check with your doctor right away if your child has difficulty swallowing, muscle pain or weakness, trouble breathing, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Check with your doctor right away if your child has chest pain or discomfort, fever and chills, fast heartbeat, or trouble breathing. These maybe symptoms of myocarditis (swelling of the heart).
Your child’s vaccines should be completed at least 4 weeks before starting steroid medicine. Ask your child’s doctor if you have any questions about this.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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