Precautions
Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®
It is very important that your provider check your progress at regular visits. This will allow your provider to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to receive it. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Serious muscle reactions have occurred within hours to weeks after receiving this medicine. If you start to have muscle weakness, loss of bladder control, or trouble with swallowing, talking, or breathing, call your doctor right away. In some patients, these problems could be life-threatening and may require immediate treatment in a hospital or clinic.
This medicine may cause a serious allergic reaction, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Call your doctor right away if you have chest tightness, a cough, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, fast heartbeat, fever, hives, itching, skin rash, inflammation of the joints, muscle aches, puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, swollen lymph nodes, or unusual tiredness while you are receiving this medicine.
This medicine may increase the risk of heart rhythm problems (eg, arrhythmia) or heart attack. These are more likely to occur if you have heart or blood vessel disease. Check with your doctor right away if you have dizziness, fainting, fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat, chest pain or discomfort, pain or discomfort in the arms, jaw, back or neck, trouble breathing, nausea, or vomiting.
This medicine may cause eye dryness and reduce blinking of the eye, tear production, and cornea problems. Check with your doctor right away if you have blurred vision, eye irritation, increased sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight, or any other change in vision occurs during or after treatment. Your doctor may want your eyes to be checked by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor).
This medicine may cause muscle weakness, loss of strength, or vision problems. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
This medicine is made from donated human blood. Some human blood products have transmitted certain viruses (eg, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) to people who have received them, although the risk is low. Human donors and donated blood are both tested for viruses to keep the transmission risk low. Talk with your doctor if you have concerns about this risk.
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: May 01, 2024
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