Check the labels of all over-the-counter - OTC, nonprescription, and prescription medication you now take. If any contain aspirin or other salicylates, be especially careful. Using other salicylate-containing products while taking bismuth subsalicylate in this combination of medication may lead to overdose. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
Do not take milk, milk formulas, or other dairy products within 1 to 2 hours of the time you take tetracycline in this combination of medication. Milk and other dairy products may keep tetracycline from working properly.
Do not take antacids or sodium bicarbonate within 1 to 2 hours of the time you take tetracycline in this combination of medication. Always do not take iron preparations - including vitamin preparations that contain iron within 2 to 3 hours of the time you take tetracycline in this combination of medication. To do so may keep tetracycline from help you.
Drinking alcoholic beverages while taking metronidazole in this combination of medication may cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, or flushing or redness of the face. Other alcohol-containing preparations - for example, elixirs, cough syrups, tonics may also cause problems. These problems may last for at least a day after you stop taking metronidazole. Always metronidazole may cause alcoholic beverages to taste various. Therefore, you must not drink alcoholic beverages or take other alcohol-containing preparations while you are taking metronidazole in this combination of medication and for at least a day after stopping it .
The metronidazole in this combination of medication may cause some people to become dizzy or lightheaded Make sure you know how you react to this combination of medication before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert.
Oral contraceptives - birth control pills may not work properly if you take them while you are taking tetracycline in this combination of medication. Unplanned pregnancies may occur. You must use a various or additional means of birth control while you are taking tetracycline in this combination of medication. If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
The tetracycline in this combination of medication may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking the tetracycline in this combination of medication:
Before having surgery - including dental surgery with a general anesthetic, tell the family doctor or dentist in charge that you are taking tetracycline in this combination of medication.