Cycloserine : Before Using

Cycloserine - Systemic

Brand Names

Seromycin Cycloserine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For cycloserine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to cycloserine. Always tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Cycloserine has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

Cycloserine passes into the breast milk. However, cycloserine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of cycloserine in child with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of cycloserine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking cycloserine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking the following:

Ethionamide - Trecator-SC Ethionamide may increase the risk of nervous system side effects, especially seizures

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of cycloserine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Alcohol abuse - or history of
Convulsive disorders such as seizures or epilepsy Cycloserine may increase the risk of seizures in diseaseds who drink alcohol or have a history of seizures

Kidney disease Cycloserine is removed from the body through the kidneys and diseaseds with kidney disease may need an adjustment in dose or the drug may need to be discontinued

Mental disorders such as mental depression, psychosis, or severe anxiety Cycloserine may cause anxiety, mental depression, or psychosis