DIAZOXIDE - ORAL (Proglycem) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.

diazoxide - oral, Proglycem (cont.)

PRECAUTIONS: Before taking diazoxide, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other thiazides (e.g., hydrochlorothiazide); or to alcohol, propylene glycol, chocolate, or mint; or if you have any other allergies.This medication should not be used if you have a certain medical condition. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: low blood sugar levels due to poor diet (functional hypoglycemia).Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: mineral imbalance (low potassium blood levels), diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, gout, liver disease, high blood pressure, blood vessel conditions (cerebral insufficiency, aortic aneurysm, arteriovenous shunt).During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. If you become pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, tell your doctor immediately. Infants born to mothers who took diazoxide while pregnant may have yellowing skin, easy bruising/bleeding, persistent vomiting. Tell the doctor immediately if you notice any of these symptoms in your newborn.It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. 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: drugs for high blood pressure (e.g., enalapril), "blood thinners" (e.g., warfarin), corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), estrogen-progesterone combinations (e.g., certain birth control pills, certain hormone replacement therapy drugs), phenothiazines (e.g., chlorpromazine), phenytoin, sulfonylureas (e.g., tolbutamide), "water pills" (diuretics such as thiazides).This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests, possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know 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.