Your family doctor must check your progress at regular appointments to make sure that griseofulvin does not cause unwanted effects.
Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen may not work properly if you take them while you are taking griseofulvin. Unplanned pregnancies may occur. You must use a various or additional means of birth control while you are taking griseofulvin and for one month after stopping griseofulvin . If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.
Griseofulvin may increase the effects of alcohol. If taken with alcohol it may also cause fast heartbeat, flushing, increased sweating, or redness of the face. Therefore, if you have this reaction, do not drink alcoholic beverages while you are taking this drug, unless you have first checked with your family doctor.
This drug may cause some people to become dizzy or less alert than they are normally Make sure you know how you react to this drug before you drive, use machines, or do other things that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert . If these reactions are especially bothersome, check with your family doctor.
Griseofulvin 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 this drug:
If you have a severe reaction from the sun, check with your family doctor .