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PRECAUTIONS: Before using aminocaproic acid, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or benzyl alcohol; or if you have any other allergies.This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: bleeding of unknown cause, a certain bleeding condition (disseminated intravascular coagulation-DIC), a certain clotting problem (active intravascular clotting), a certain cause of blood in the urine (upper urinary tract bleeding).Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, other blood/bleeding disorders (e.g., hemophilia, uremia).This drug may make you dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. Therefore, breast-feeding is not recommended while using this drug. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

DRUG INTERACTIONS: Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: blood clotting factors (e.g., Factor IX complex, anti-inhibitor coagulant complex), hormonal birth control (e.g., the pill, patch, ring), estrogens.This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know that you use this drug.This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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