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What are the side effects of Ketek?*
The most common side effects of Ketek include:
- nausea
- headache
- dizziness
- vomiting
- diarrhea. (If diarrhea persists call your healthcare provider).
For more detailed information about Ketek, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
If you are taking Ketek tell your healthcare provider immediately if you:
- have, or if a relative has, a rare heart condition known as congenital prolongation of the QT interval.
- are being treated for heart rhythm disturbances with certain medicines known as antiarrhythmics (such as quinidine, procainamide, or dofetilide), or if you have low blood potassium (hypokalemia), or low blood magnesium (hypomagnesemia)
- have a disease known as myasthenia gravis.
- are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are nursing.
- have ever experienced jaundice (yellow color of the skin and/or eyes) while taking Ketek.
- have any other serious medical conditions, including heart, liver, or kidney disease.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:
- cisapride (Propulsid) or pimozide (Orap).
- simvastatin, lovastatin, or atorvastatin (used for lowering cholesterol). You should stop treatment with these medications while you are taking Ketek.
- medicines that correct heart rhythm called “antiarrhythmics” (such as quinidine, procainamide, or dofetilide).
- any of the following medicines: itraconazole, ketoconazole, midazolam, digoxin, ergot alkaloid derivatives, cyclosporine, carbamazepine, hexobarbital, phenytoin, tacrolimus, sirolimus, metoprolol, theophylline, rifampin, or warfarin and other oral anticoagulants (sometimes called blood thinners).
- medicines called diuretics (also sometimes called water pills) such as furosemide or hydrochlorothiazide.
*This list is NOT a complete list of side effects reported with Ketek. Your healthcare provider can discuss with you a more complete list of side effects.
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