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Drug: Ketek |
telithromycin (pronounced tel-ith-roe-MIGH-sin) |
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| Common Side Effects: diarrhea. |
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| Less Common Side Effects: dizziness, headache, nausea, taste disturbance, visual disturbances, vomiting. |
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| Missed Dose: Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Don't take more than one dose (two tablets) in a 24-hour period. If you have questions, contact your health care provider or pharmacist. |
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Drug Interactions: Combining certain medications may alter their actions or produce unwanted effects. Tell your health care provider about other prescription medications, nonprescription medications, herbs, and supplements you're taking, especially:
- antiarrhythmics (such as quinidine, procainamide, and dofetilide)
- antifungals (such as itraconazole and ketoconazole)
- benzodiazepines (such as triazolam)
- carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune)
- digoxin (Lanoxin)
- diuretics (water pills)
- ergot alkaloid derivatives (such as dihydroergotamine and ergotamine)
- medications that lower cholesterol (such as Lipitor and Mevacor)
- metoprolol (Lopressor)
- phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton)
- phenytoin (Dilantin)
- pimozide (Orap)
- rifampin (Rifadin)
- sirolimus (Rapamune)
- tacrolimus (Prograf)
- theophylline (Theolair, Theo-24)
- warfarin (Coumadin)
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