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USES: This medication is an antibiotic used to treat various infections.
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Dynabac
Uses
This medication is an antibiotic used to treat various infections.
Notes
- This medication has been prescribed for your current condition only.
- Do not use it later for another infection or give it to someone else.
- A different medication may be necessary.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
How To Use
- Take this medication by mouth as directed, usually once a day for 7 to 10 days.
- Swallow each tablet whole.
- Do not crush or chew them.
- For best results, take each dose at evenly spaced intervals around the clock.
- This will ensure a constant level of medication in your blood.
- This is best taken with food or within one hour of eating.
- Take this medication for the full time prescribed.
- Do not stop taking this without your doctor's approval.
- Stopping therapy too soon may result in a reinfection.
Side Effects
- Indigestion, nausea, gas, stomach ache, headache, dizziness may occur.
- Less likely to occur are trouble sleeping or increased cough.
- If any of these effects continue or become bothersome, inform your doctor.
- Notify your doctor if you develop a skin rash, itching, hives, breathing trouble, significant diarrhea or a sore throat while taking this medication.
- Use of this medication for prolonged or repeated periods may result in a secondary infection (e.g., oral, bladder or vaginal yeast infection).
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor if you have other illnesses or any allergies, especially allergies to drugs.
- If you have had liver disease, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), history of colitis or stomach problems or kidney disease, tell your doctor before taking this drug.
- This drug should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy.
- Small amounts of drug do appear in breast milk.
- Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take including terfenadine, astemizole, theophylline, antacids, anti-ulcer medication, digoxin, triazolam, blood thinners, ergotamine, cyclosporine, carbamazepine, alfentanil, disopyramide, phenytoin, valproate, bromocriptine, hexobarbital, felodipine (a calcium channel blocker) or birth control pills.
- This drug may interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills.
- Discuss using other methods of birth control with your doctor.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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