You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to ethionamide or if you have liver disease
Uses:
Tablet
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to take and how often.
Take this medicine on a regular schedule. Try not to miss any doses.
You may take this medicine with food to help avoid an upset stomach. If the medicine does upset your stomach, it may help to take it at bedtime.
Keep taking the medicine for as long as your doctor has ordered, even if you are feeling better. If you stop the medicine too soon, your infection may not completely go away.
If a dose is missed:
Take the missed dose as soon as possible, unless it is almost time for your next dose.
Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next regular dose.
You should not use two doses at the same time.
Storage:
Store the tablets at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Make sure your doctor knows if you are also taking cycloserine (Seromycin®).
Warnings:
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk with your doctor before taking this medicine.
Check with your doctor before taking ethionamide if you have diabetes.
This medicine may cause dizziness. If it does, avoid driving or using machinery.
Your doctor may also want you to take vitamin B-6 while you are taking ethionamide. This may help prevent some of the side effects caused by ethionamide.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Changes in your eyesight such as blurred vision, color blindness, or trouble seeing
Eye pain
Numbness, burning, tingling, or pain in your hands or feet
Unusual bruising or bleeding
Changes in personality such as confusion or aggression
