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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Difficulty breathing
• Fast heartbeat
• Itching

• Chest pain
• Fainting or light-headedness when getting up from a lying or a sitting position
• Swelling of gums or tongue

Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur:

• Blurring or loss of vision
• Chest pain
• Cold, clammy skin
• Diarrhea, continuous and severe
• Disturbed color vision
• Dizziness, faintness, or light-headedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Fast, pounding, slow, or irregular heartbeat
• Fast, weak pulse
• Headache
• Mental confusion
• Nausea
• Pounding in ears
• Shaking or trembling of hands or feet
• Shortness of breath
• Stomach cramps or pain
• Sweating
• Tearing of the eyes

Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:

• Bloody or cloudy urine
• Blurred vision
• Chest pain
• Cough
• Cracks in skin
• Difficult, burning , or painful urination
• Dizziness
• Dry or itching eyes
• Earache
• Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
• Itching of vagina, genital, or other skin area
• Lower back pain
• Redness or pain in eye
• Ringing or buzzing in the ears
• Scaling of skin
• Shortness of breath
• Skin rash
• Soreness or redness of skin
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on tongue, lips, or inside of mouth
• Stiffness of muscles
• Swelling of hands, ankles, feet, or lower legs
• Swelling on side of face and jaw, with or without pain
• Tense muscles

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Excessive sweating
• Nausea
• Runny or stuffy nose

• Abdominal pain
• Belching
• Bloating or swelling of face, hands, feet, or lower legs
• Bloody nose
• Bone or joint pain
• Burning, dry, or itching feeling in eye
• Change in vision
• Chills
• Constipation
• Cough, mucus-producing
• Decreased touch sensation
• Depression
• Diarrhea
• Dry mouth
• Eye pain
• Feelings of warmth in face, neck, arms, and occasionally, chest
• Fever
• Heartburn
• Hiccups
• Injury
• Itching
• Leg cramps
• Loss of appetite
• Migraine headache
• Mood or mental changes
• Muscle aches, pain, or stiffness
• Pain and swelling of eye, eyelid, or inner lining of eye
• Pain on side of face and jaw
• Pain, swelling, or redness of joints
• Postoperative pain
• Rapid weight gain
• Shortness of breath
• Skin disorder
• Tightness in chest
• Tooth disorders or pain
• Trembling or shaking of hands or feet
• Trouble in sleeping
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Vomiting
• Watering of mouth
• Weight loss

• Abnormal crying
• Deep, dark, purple bruise
• Swelling or puffiness of face
• Temperature sensation changes

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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