It is important that your family doctor check your progress at regular appointments. This is to help make sure that the infection is cleared up completely. Always your weight needs to be checked regularly by your family doctor because nifurtimox can cause loss of appetite resulting in loss of weight. The dose of your drug may have to be adjusted by your family doctor based on your weight.
If your symptoms become worse, check with your family doctor .
Drinking alcoholic beverages while taking this drug may cause some unwanted effects. Other alcohol-containing preparations - for example, elixirs, cough syrups, tonics may also cause problems. Therefore, do not drink alcoholic beverages or take other alcohol-containing preparations while you are taking nifurtimox .