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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 as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
More common- Blisters on skin
- Body aches or pain
- Chills
- Cough
- Difficulty in breathing
- Ear congestion
- Itching in genital or other skin areas
- Loss of voice
- Nasal congestion
- Open sores or scabs on skin
- Pain or tenderness around eyes and cheekbones
- Redness of skin (severe)
- Scaling
- Shortness of breath or troubled breathing
- Skin rash
- Sneezing
- Sore throat
- Stuffy or runny nose
- Tightness of chest or wheezing
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Abdominal pain
- Ankle, knee, or great toe joint pain
- Blurred vision
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Bladder pain
- Bloody or cloudy urine
- Cold flu-like symptoms
- Difficult, burning, or painful urination
- Fainting
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- Frequent urge to urinate
- Joint stiffness or swelling
- High amount of cholesterol in the blood
- Hoarseness
- Lower back or side pain
- Lump in abdomen
- Nervousness
- Persistent non-healing sore
- Pink growth on skin
- Pounding in the ears
- Reddish patch or irritated area
- Severe headache
- Shiny bump on skin
- Slow or fast heartbeat
- Swollen, painful, or tender lymph glands in neck, armpit, or groin
- White, yellow or waxy scar-like area
- Blurred vision
- Blue lips and fingernails
- Convulsions
- Coughing that sometimes produces a pink frothy sputum
- Difficulty breathing
- Dilated neck veins
- Dizziness
- Extreme fatigue
- Faintness
- Fast, irregular or pounding heartbeat
- Headache
- Irregular breathing
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nausea or vomiting
- Pain in the shoulders, arms, jaw or neck
- Seizures
- Shortness of breath
- Slurred speech
- Sudden and severe inability to speak
- Suicide
- Sweating
- Swelling of face, fingers, feet, or lower legs
- Temporary blindness
- Weakness in arm and/or leg on one side of the body
- Weight gain
- Wheezing
- Flu-like symptoms, including diarrhea, fatigue, fever, headache, or muscle pain
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:
More common- Burning or stinging of skin (mild)
- Flaking of skin
- Mild headache
- Pain, soreness, or tenderness of skin (mild)
- Rash
- Redness of skin (mild)
- Swelling at place of application
- Back pain
- Fever
- Lightening of the treated skin
- Nausea
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.
