Konverge Tablets

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy

• You must tell your doctor if you think that you are (or might become) pregnant.Your doctor will normally advise you to stop taking Konverge before you become pregnant or as soon as you know you are pregnant and will advise you to take another medicine instead of Konverge. Konverge is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken when more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used after the third month of pregnancy.
• If you become pregnant during therapy with Konverge, please inform and see your physician without delay.

Breast-feeding

• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or about to start breast-feeding. Konverge is not recommended for mothers who are breast-feeding, and your doctor may choose another treatment for you if you wish to breast- feed, especially if your baby is newborn, or was born prematurely.
• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

How to take Konverge

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• The recommended dose of Konverge is one tablet per day.
• The tablets can be taken with or without food. Swallow the tablet with some fluid (such as a glass of water). The tablet should not be chewed. Do not take them with grapefruit juice.
• If possible, take your daily dose at the same time each day, for example at breakfast time.

Side effects:

Common

• dizziness
• headache
• swelling of ankles, feet, legs, hands, or arms
• tiredness

Uncommon

• dizziness on standing up
• lack of energy
• tingling or numbness of hands or feet
• vertigo
• strong heart beat
• fast heart beat
• low blood pressure with symptoms such as dizziness, light-headedness
• laboured breathing
• cough
• nausea
• vomiting
• indigestion
• diarrhoea
• constipation
• dry mouth
• upper abdominal pain
• skin rash
• muscle spasms
• pain in arms and legs
• back pain
• feeling more of an urge to pass urine
• sexual inactivity
• inability to get or maintain an erection
• weakness

References

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