Maraviroc (Oral Route)

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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:

• Body aches or pain
• Burning or stinging of the skin
• Chills
• Cough producing mucus
• Coughing
• Difficulty with breathing
• Dizziness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
• Ear congestion
• Headache
• Loss of voice
• Nasal congestion
• Pain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbones
• Painful blisters on the trunk of the body
• Painful cold sores or blisters on the lips, nose, eyes, or genitals
• Shortness of breath or troubled breathing
• Sneezing
• Sore throat
• Stuffy or runny nose
• Tightness of the chest or wheezing
• Unusual tiredness or weakness

• Abdominal or stomach pain or tenderness
• Arm, back, or jaw pain
• Black, tarry stools
• Blood in the urine
• Blurred or double vision
• Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• Burning, dry, or itching eyes
• Burning, itching, and pain in the hairy areas, pus at the root of the hair
• Change in consciousness
• Chest pain, discomfort, or heaviness
• Choking
• Clay-colored stools
• Cold, clammy skin
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Dark-colored urine
• Diarrhea
• Dilated neck veins
• Discharge or excessive tearing
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Earache
• Extreme fatigue
• Eye pain
• Fast, weak pulse
• Fever
• Frequent urge to urinate
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• General feeling of tiredness or weakness
• Heavy jaw feeling
• Inability to speak
• Increased frequency of urination
• Irregular breathing
• Itching
• Joint pain
• Light-colored stools
• Lightheadedness
• Loosening of a tooth
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of bladder control
• Loss of taste
• Lumps in the tongue
• Muscle aches, pains, or stiffness
• Muscle cramps or spasms
• Nausea or vomiting
• Nervousness
• Noisy breathing
• Pain or burning during urination
• Pain or discomfort in the arms, jaw, back, or neck
• Pain, swelling, or numbness in the mouth or jaw
• Pale skin
• Pounding in the ears
• Rash
• Redness or swelling in the ear
• Redness, pain, swelling of the eye, eyelid, or inner lining of the eyelid
• Sensitivity of the eye to light
• Severe abdominal or stomach cramps and pain
• Severe or sudden headache
• Shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
• Shivering
• Skin lumps
• Slow, fast, or irregular heartbeat
• Slurred speech
• Spread of cancer to the liver
• Stiff neck and/or back
• Stomach lumps
• Stomach pain, continuing
• Sudden loss of consciousness
• Sweating
• Swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or lower legs
• Swollen glands
• Tearing
• Temporary blindness
• Trembling or shaking of the hands or feet
• Trouble sleeping
• Troubled breathing with exertion
• Unable to speak
• Unpleasant breath odor
• Unsteadiness or awkwardness
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Vomiting of blood
• Warts on the genital area
• Watery and severe diarrhea, which may also be bloody
• Weakness in the arms, hands, legs, or feet
• Weakness on one side of the body, sudden and severe
• Weight gain
• Weight loss
• Yellow eyes or skin

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:

• Difficulty having a bowel movement (stool)
• Difficulty with moving
• Increased or decreased appetite
• Swelling or redness in the joints

• Acid or sour stomach
• Belching
• Blistering, crusting, irritation, or reddening of the skin
• Canker sores
• Discouragement
• Feeling sad or empty
• Flushing or redness of the skin
• Heartburn
• Indigestion
• Irritability
• Loss of interest or pleasure
• Redistribution or accumulation of body fat
• Skin rash, encrusted, scaly, and oozing
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or tongue or inside the mouth
• Stomach discomfort or upset
• Tiredness
• Trouble in concentrating
• Unusually warm skin

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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