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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:

• Arm, back, or jaw pain
• Blindness
• Blurred vision
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Chest tightness or heaviness
• Chills
• Cold sweats
• Confusion
• Decreased vision
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficulty with swallowing
• Dizziness
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position
• Eye pain
• Fainting
• Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
• Headache
• Hives
• Itching
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Pain or discomfort in the arms, jaw, back, or neck
• Pounding in the ears
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Shortness of breath
• Skin rash
• Slow or fast heartbeat
• Sweating
• Tearing
• Tightness in the chest
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Vomiting
• Wheezing

• Hearing loss

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:

• Feeling of warmth and redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
• Sneezing
• Stuffy nose

• Abnormal ejaculation
• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Abnormal vision
• Acid or sour stomach
• Back pain
• Belching
• Bloody nose
• Body aches or pain
• Burning feeling in the chest or stomach
• Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• Changes in color vision
• Changes in vision
• Congestion
• Cough
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty seeing at night
• Difficulty with moving
• Difficulty with swallowing
• Dim vision
• Dry mouth
• Dryness or soreness of the throat
• Excessive muscle tone
• Eye pain
• Face swelling
• Fast heartbeat
• Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
• Fever
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• Heartburn
• Hoarseness
• Increased redness of the eye
• Increased sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight
• Indigestion
• Itching skin
• Joint pain
• Lack or loss of strength
• Loss of appetite
• Muscle aches and pains
• Muscle cramping
• Muscle stiffness
• Muscle tension or tightness
• Neck pain
• Pain
• Pain or burning in the throat
• Runny nose
• Sensation of spinning
• Shivering
• Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
• Sleeplessness
• Sore throat
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or tongue or inside the mouth
• Stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
• Swollen joints
• Tender, swollen glands in the neck
• Tenderness in the stomach area
• Trouble with sleeping
• Trouble with swallowing
• Unable to sleep
• Voice changes
• Watery eyes

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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