Probenecid : Before Using - Benemid, Probalan, Benuryl

Probenecid - Systemic

Brand Names

Benemid, Probalan, Benuryl Probenecid *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

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 probenecid, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

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

Pregnancy care

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

Breast-feeding problem

Probenecid has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Probenecid has been tested in child 2 to 14 years of age for use together with antibiotics. It has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems than it does in adults. Studies on the effects of probenecid in diseaseds with gout have been done only in adults. Gout is very rare in child.

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. There is no special info comparing use of probenecid in the elderly with use in other age groups.

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 probenecid, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Antineoplastics - cancer drug The risk of serious side effects may be increased

Aspirin or other salicylates These medication may keep probenecid from help you for treating gout, depending on the amount of aspirin or other salicylate that you take and how often you take it

Heparin Probenecid may increase the effects of heparin, which increases the risk of side effects

Indomethacin - Indocin
Ketoprofen - Orudis
Methotrexate - Mexate Probenecid may increase the blood levels of these medication, which increases the risk of side effects

Medicine for infection, including tuberculosis or virus infection Probenecid may increase the blood levels of many of these medication. In some cases, this is a desired effect and probenecid may be using to help the other drug work better. However, the risk of side effects is sometimes also increased

Nitrofurantoin - Furadantin Probenecid may keep nitrofurantoin from help you

Zidovudine - AZT, Retrovir Probenecid increases the blood level of zidovudine and may allow lower doses of zidovudine to be using. However, the risk of side effects is also increased

Other Information for using

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

Blood disease
Cancer being treated by antineoplastics - cancer drug or radiation - x-rays
Kidney disease or stones - or history of
Stomach ulcer - history of The risk of side effects may be increased