Fri 20 Nov 2009
RONDOMYCIN (Methacycline HCI)-Rondomycin is a trade name of metha-cycline HCI. Your own body’s defenses work with this medicine to fight infections.
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RONDOMYCIN (Methacycline HCI)
INSTRUCTIONS
Rondomycin is a trade name of metha-cycline HCI. Your own body’s defenses work with this medicine to fight infections.
If you are allergic or hypersensitive to any tetra-cycline antibiotics, you should not take Rondomycin.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Food, milk, dairy products, antacids, laxatives and cathartics may all interfere with its absorption. So if the prescription suggests that you take the medicine “before meals” or “on an empty stomach,” this means that you should take it at least one hour before you eat a meal or wait two hours after eating. You may take it with a few crackers and water (not mHk) if taking it on an empty stomach causes discomfort.
Take all the medicine prescribed, even if you feel much better before you have taken all of it. If you have an adverse reaction, stop using the medicine and contact your doctor.
PRECAUTIONS
Using medicines together may sometimes cause unfavorable reactions. So tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy without prescription).
The use of antibiotics of the tetracycline family during the last half of pregnancy or in infants or children to 8 years may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth (yellow, gray, brown).
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you have kidney disease causing decreased kidney function, or if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Rondomycin. Do not stay in bright sunlight any longer than you have to.
Old tetracyclines are especially dangerous and should never be saved.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Effective medicine may cause “side effects” in some people. New symptoms may be caused by the medicine, the original disorder, or a new illness that may develop. Most people experience few or no side effects, and those that do happen tend to disappear in time after you stop using the medicine or when your body adjusts to it.
It is possible that Rondomycin may cause loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, changes in your ability to see, inflammation of the tongue, sore throat, black “hairy”
tongue, vaginal discharge, itching of the genitals and anus, skin rashes, skin discoloration (especially after sun exposure), fever, joint pain and blood changes. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is bothering you in some other way, stop taking it temporarily and notify your doctor. He may decide to change your dosage schedule or discontinue the medicine.
YOUR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Until you experience how this medicine affects you, don’t drive a car or other vehicle, don’t work around dangerous machinery, don’t climb ladders, and don’t work in high places. Especially follow these restrictions if you also drink any beverage with alcohol, or take any other medicine that might affect your alertness or reflexes, such as tranquilizers, sedatives, anti-histamines, medicine for pain, and others.
STORAGE
Keep this medicine in a tightly closed container in a dry, cool place away from heat or direct sunlight and out of reach of children. Don’t use the bathroom cabinet because humidity is high there. If you store medicine in the refrigerator, do not let it freeze. Don’t save left-over medicine to “use later.” Discard it on the expiration date shown on the container, but do so in a way that will protect children or pets-flush down the toilet, for example.
REFILLS
All refills must be ordered by your doctor, either in the first prescription or later. Only the pharmacy that originally filled this prescription can refill it. If you go elsewhere, you must have a new prescription. Call the pharmacist and order your refill by number; it can be ready when you go to pick it up. Use one pharmacy for the whole family if you can. That way a complete record of all your drugs can be kept and the pharmacist can communicate effectively with your doctor.
OVERDOSAGE & TREATMENT
It is very unlikely that this particular medication would be threatening to your life. Nevertheless, if someone accidentally or purposefully takes an amount greatly exceeding the dosage prescribed, call your doctor or the nearest Poison Control Center or hospital emergency room to request specific instructions. Phone
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Please post this information sheet in a conspicuous place close to where you store the medicine so you will see it frequently and can refer to it easily. To avoid future confusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.