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Arava (Leflunomide) Description
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Common uses
This medicine is a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. This medicine may be used to reduce the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, slow the development of damage to the joints, and to improve physical function.
Directions To follow the directions to use this medicine provided by your doctor. This medicine can remain in the body stops up to 2 years after you stop taking from him. If your doctor decides that they require to you to stop taking from this medicine, a process exists that it can help to clear the medicine of your body more quickly. To ask your doctor or phamacist more information. To store this medicine in the room temperature underneath 77 degrees of F (25 degrees of C) in a tight-closed package, far from the heat and of the light. To summarize the storage between 59 and 86 degrees of F (15 and 30 degrees of C) is allowed. If lack a dose of this medicine, to take it as soon as possible. If it is almost hour for your following dose, to jump the lacked dose and to go again to your schedule of regular metering. Not to take 2 doses immediately. Cautions Not to take this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to her or you are allergic to any ingredient in this product. It can take 4 weeks or to notice any improvement more whereas it takes this medicine. Not to stop using of this medicine without the first verification with your doctor. To keep all the appointments from the doctor and the laboratory whereas you are using this medicine. The laboratory and/or the medical tests such as complete accounts of blood can be made to supervise your progress or to verify for knowing if there are indirect effect. This medicine has caused rarely serious problems of the liver, sometimes giving by result death. The problems happened generally within the first 6 months of the treatment and generally in patients with other conditions or for taking other medicines that increased their risk for the problems of the liver. To immediately make contact with enemy with a your doctor if you experience any sample of the problems of the liver including eyes or yellow skin, tinkles dark, or pain the stomach, specially if also you have a fever. The tests of the hepática function are due to do before you begin to take this medicine regularly and whereas you are taking to this medicine the monitor for the problems of the liver. The alcohol also increases your risk for the problems of the liver. To speak with your doctor before drinking the alcohol whereas it takes this medicine. This medicine can lower your resistance to the infection. To prevent the infection avoiding the contact with people with colds or other infections. Not to touch to your eyes or the interior of your nose unless you have washed thorough the hands first. To verify with your doctor before it has immunizations (vaccinations) to know if there is up to 2 years after stopping this medicine. If you develop a serious infection, your therapy can need to be stopped and you can need to finish the procedure of the elimination. To immediately make contact with enemy with a your doctor if you experience any sample of the infection including fever, tiredness generally, or the sore throat. Possible side effects The indirect effect that can happen whereas they take this medicine include nausea, diarrea, headache, pain, backache, muscle hurt, nose that moquea or congested, loss of the weight, or loss of the hair. If they continue or they are annoying, to verify with your doctor. To immediately make contact with enemy with a your doctor if you experience the pain chest, blistering or pelando the skin; skin eruption; pains or blisters inside eyes, of the nose, or the mouth; fever, sore throat or any other sample of the infection; sensations of the entumecimiento or to hum; pale skin; yellowing of the skin or the eyes; it tinkles dark; pale stools; tiredness unusual; cramps of the muscle including cramps of the leg; vomiting; or contusion or easy bleeding. An allergic reaction to this medicine is improbable immediate medical attention, but of the search if it happens. The symptoms of an allergic reaction include the eruption, to itch, to swell themselves, vertigos, or the breathing of the hardship. If notes other effects nonenumerated above, to make contact with enemy with a your doctor, nurse, or phamacist. If you take too much If the overdose is suspected, to immediately make contact with enemy with your control center of the poison or site of local emergency. |
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