Precautions
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It is very important that your doctor check you closely while you are receiving this medicine. This is to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood tests, electrocardiogram (ECG), and gallbladder ultrasound may be needed to check your progress.
This medicine may cause low levels of cortisol in the blood (hypocortisolism). Tell your doctor right away if you have confusion, weakness, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting.
This medicine may raise your blood sugar, which may lead to ketoacidosis. You should check your blood sugar more often during the first 2 to 3 months of using this medicine, and then on a regular basis.
Contact your doctor right away if you have any changes to your heart rhythm. You might feel dizzy or faint, or you might have a slow, fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat. Make sure your doctor knows if you or anyone in your family has ever had a heart rhythm problem such as QT prolongation.
This medicine may cause gallstones, which can lead to swelling of the gallbladder (cholecystitis) or bile ducts (cholangitis). Check with your doctor right away if you have severe stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, indigestion, fever, chills, or yellow eyes or skin.
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 problem.
This medicine may improve fertility in women and may cause unwanted pregnancies. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.
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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