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PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor your medical history, especially: heart, liver or kidney disease, coronary artery disease, seizure disorders, diabetes, any allergies you have. This medication should not be used by men with breast or prostate cancer. Due to serious adverse effects, this medication must not be used to improve athletic performance or physical appearance. This medication should not be used during pregnancy. If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, inform your doctor immediately. It is not known if this medication is excreted into breast milk. However, due to the potential of harm to a nursing infant, breast-feeding should not be undertaken while using this drug.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take, including: blood thinners (e.g., warfarin), oral medication for diabetes. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.
NOTES: Do not share this product with others.
MISSED DOSE: If the dose is once a day, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If the missed dose is not remembered until the next day, skip the missed dose and resume your regular schedule. If the dose is more than one a day but it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your regular dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the doses.
STORAGE: Store between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Keep away from moisture and sunlight. Do not store in the bathroom. Do not freeze the liquid forms.
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2005
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