• If you have an allergy to icodextrin, cornstarch, or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you have glycogen storage disease.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• You will be monitored closely by healthcare provider.
• If you are diabetic, you will need to monitor blood sugars closely.
• Store at room temperature.
• Do not use if solution is cloudy, leaking, or contains particles.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
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• If you have diabetes, talk with healthcare provider. Make sure that this medicine will not interfere with your blood sugar monitoring.
• If you have high calcium levels, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have low magnesium levels, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have low potassium levels, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have lung disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have poor nutrition, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have had recent stomach surgery or any stomach problems, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• High blood pressure.
• Headache.
• Belly pain.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Cough.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Signs or symptoms of infection. These include a fever of 100.5 degrees or higher, chills, severe sore throat, ear or sinus pain, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, or anal itching or pain.
• Cloudy drained dialysis fluid.
• Severe belly pain.
• Swelling of belly.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Severe headache.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
