Itraconazole 100 mg (Intracon)

Itraconazole 100 mg (Intracon)

What is itraconazole?

Itraconazole is an antifungal medication that is used in adults to treat infections caused by fungus. This includes infections in any part of the body including the lungs, mouth or throat, toenails, or fingernails.

Warnings

You should not take itraconazole if you have ever had heart failure.

If you have liver or kidney disease, you should not take itraconazole with colchicine, fesoterodine , or solifenacin.

Itraconazole may harm an unborn baby. Avoid getting pregnant while taking itraconazole and for 2 months after your last dose.

Stop using itraconazole and call your doctor at once if you have signs of congestive heart failure: feeling tired or short of breath, cough with mucus, fast heartbeats, swelling, rapid weight gain, or sleep problems.

Itraconazole side effects

hives,

severe skin rash,

tingling in your arms or legs

difficult breathing

swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Common side effects may include:

headache, dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness;

increased blood pressure;

rash, itching;

nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation;

swelling;

abnormal liver function or blood tests;

fever, muscle or joint pain;

unusual or unpleasant taste in your mouth;

hair loss;

impotence, erection problems; or

changes in your menstrual periods.

keep taking itraconazole but call your doctor at once if you have:

confusion, a light-headed feeling (like you might pass out);

blurred vision, double vision, ringing in your ears, problems with hearing;

fast heartbeats;

numbness or tingly feeling, loss of bladder control;

little or no urinating, pain or burning when you urinate;