• This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
• If you have an allergy to ritonavir 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.
• To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
• Use prescription as directed, even if feeling better.
• Take this medicine with food.
• Swallow tablet whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
• Mix solution with chocolate milk, Ensure®, or Advera®.
• Shake solution well before use.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Do not change dose or stop medicine. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• If you are diabetic, you will need to monitor blood sugars closely.
• Check blood work regularly. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Check cholesterol panel before starting treatment.
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
• Store capsules in original container in a refrigerator or at room temperature. If stored at room temperature, throw away any unused portion after one month.
• Protect capsules from light.
• Store solution in original container at room temperature. Keep cap tightly closed. Throw away when expiration date has been reached.
• Store tablets in original container at room temperature. Keep cap tightly closed. Throw away when expiration date has been reached. If stored outside of original container, throw away any unused portion after 2 weeks.
• Protect tablets from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
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• 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.
• Do not run out of this medicine.
• If you have diabetes, talk with healthcare provider. This medicine can increase blood sugar.
• If you have heart disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have hemophilia, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have high cholesterol or are taking a cholesterol-lowering agent, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Do not take St John's wort with this medicine. It may make this medicine less effective.
• To protect against sexually-transmitted diseases, use a latex condom.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Use birth control that you can trust to prevent pregnancy in HIV disease.
• Do not use a hormone-related form of birth control.
• Breast-feeding is not recommended in HIV disease in the U.S.
• High cholesterol level.
• Feeling lightheaded, sleepy, having blurred vision, or a change in thinking clearly. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities that require you to be alert or have clear vision until you see how this medicine affects you.
• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Diarrhea.
• Not hungry.
• Abnormal taste. This is usually reversible.
• Change in body fat distribution.
• Headache.
• Belly pain.
• Feeling tired or weak.
• Irritated pancreas can rarely occur.
• Liver damage can rarely occur.
• 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.
• Fast heartbeat.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Severe nausea or vomiting.
• Severe belly pain.
• Severe diarrhea.
• Increased trips to the bathroom, increased thirst, or weight loss.
• Dark urine or yellow skin or eyes.
• Numbness or tingling of hands or feet.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
