What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking Nabumetone:
Tell your doctor if you have: a history of heart attack, stroke, or blood clot; heart disease, congestive heart failure or fluid retention problems; high blood pressure; asthma; a stomach ulcer or bleeding in the stomach or intestines; liver or kidney disease; or if you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day. If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use nabumetone, or you may need a dosage adjustment or special tests during treatment.
Taking an NSAID can increase your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. This risk will increase the longer you use an NSAID. Do not use this medicine just before or after having heart bypass surgery (also called coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG).
NSAIDs can also increase your risk of serious effects on the stomach or intestines, including bleeding or perforation (forming of a hole). These conditions can be fatal. These gastrointestinal effects can occur without warning at any time while you are taking an NSAID. Older adults may have an even greater risk of these serious gastrointestinal side effects.
Do not take nabumetone if you have ever had an allergic reaction to aspirin or another NSAID such as ibuprofen (MotrinŽ, AdvilŽ), diclofenac (VoltarenŽ), indomethacin, naproxen (AleveŽ, NaprosynŽ), piroxicam (FeldeneŽ), etodolac (LodineŽ), and others.
FDA pregnancy category C. This medication may be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. Nabumetone should not be taken during the third trimester of pregnancy because a similar drug is known to affect the baby's heart.
It is not known whether nabumetone passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby Do not take this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight. Nabumetone may increase the sensitivity of the skin to sunlight. Use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing when exposure to the sun is unavoidable.
Avoid drinking alcohol, or use it with moderation. If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day and are taking nabumetone, you may have an increased risk of dangerous stomach bleeding.
Avoid smoking, because it can increase your risk of stomach or intestinal bleeding.
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Dosage and using this medicine
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