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• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to dalfopristin and quinupristin.
• Till receiving dalfopristin and quinupristin, speak your doctor if you have liver or kidney malady, or a history of any type of allergy.
• Antibiotic medicines can reason diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or has blood in it, call your doctor. Do not use any medication to stop the diarrhea unless your doctor has told you to.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin is a combination antibiotic that fights severe or life-threatening infection caused by bacteria.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin is used to treat severe infections in the blood and another body systems.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to dalfopristin and quinupristin.
• If you have determined conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely receive this medicine. Till you receive dalfopristin and quinupristin, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:
· liver disease;
· kidney malady; or
· a history of any type of allergy.
• FDA pregnancy category B. This medicine is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether dalfopristin and quinupristin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not receive this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin is given as an injection through a needle placed into a vein. Your doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider will give you this injection.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin is most often given in a hospital setting. The medication should be given slowly through an IV infusion, and can take up to 1 hour or longer to complete.
• Dalfopristin and quinupristin is generally given for at least 7 days, or longer for more severe infections.
• Since this medication is generally given in a hospital, it is not likely that you will miss a dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.
• Overdose can reason vomiting, trouble breathing, tremors, shaking, and loss of balance or coordination.
• Antibiotic medicines can reason diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or has blood in it, call your doctor. Do not use any medication to stop the diarrhea unless your doctor has told you to.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
· jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
· fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
· confusion, seizure (convulsions);
· feeling light-headed, fainting;
· pale skin, light bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness; or
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· joint or muscle pain;
· mild skin rash or itching;
· nausea, vomiting, constipation;
· headache, dizziness;
· sleep problems (insomnia);
· vaginal itching or discharge; or
· pain, swelling, or irritation where the IV needle is placed.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till receiving dalfopristin and quinupristin, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:
· cisapride (Propulsid);
· digoxin (digitalis, Lanoxin);
· diazepam (Valium) or midazolam (Versed);
· methylprednisolone (Medrol, Duralone, Medipred, and others);
· cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), tacrolimus (Prograf);
· cancer medications such as vinblastine (Velban), vincristine (Oncovin), vinorelbine (Navelbine), docetaxel (Taxotere), paclitaxel (Taxol);
· a calcium channel blocker such as diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem), felodipine (Plendil), nifedipine (Nifedical, Procardia), verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan), and others;
· HIV or AIDS medications such as delavirdine (Rescriptor), indinavir (Crixivan), nevirapine (Viramune), or ritonavir (Norvir); or
· heart rhythm medications such as disopyramide (Norpace), lidocaine, or quinidine (Quinaglute, Quinidex).
• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with dalfopristin and quinupristin. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about dalfopristin and quinupristin.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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