Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure or heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, hypothyroidism, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, psychiatric conditions, ulcerative colitis, stomach ulcers, myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, or any other medical conditions. You may not be able to take this medicine, or you may require a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.

Moreover, do not take this medicine if you have a serious bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Fludrocortisone weakens your body's immune response and thus its ability to fight infection.

Inform your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines: a barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal®), secobarbital (Seconal®), pentobarbital (Nembutal®), or phenobarbital (Luminal®, Solfoton®); birth control pills (such as Ortho Novum®, Ovral®, Lo-Ovral®, Triphasil®, Levlen®, Tri-Levlen®, Alesse®, Desogen®, and others); an estrogen (Premarin®, Ogen®, Estratest®, Estraderm®, Vivelle®, Climara®, Fempatch®, and others); a diuretic (water pill) such as furosemide (Lasix®), ethacrynic acid (Edecrin®), bumetanide (Bumex®), or torsemide (Demadex®); insulin or an oral diabetes medicine such as chlorpropamide (Diabinese®), glipizide (Glucotrol®) or glyburide (Diabeta®, Glynase®, Micronase®); an anabolic steroid such as oxymetholone (Anadrol-50®), nandrolone (Durabolin®, others); phenytoin (Dilantin®) or ethotoin (Peganone®); rifampin (Rifadin®); digoxin (Lanoxin®, Lanoxicaps®); amphotericin B (Fungizone®); warfarin (Coumadin®); or aspirin. You may need a dosage adjustment or special monitoring if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.

You should try and avoid sources of infection. Wash your hands frequently and keep them away from your mouth and eyes. Your immune system may be weakened while you are taking fludrocortisone. Notify your doctor if you are exposed to an infection such as chicken pox or measles.

Avoid immunizations during treatment with fludrocortisone unless your doctor approves it.

Tell your doctor if you are having surgery, including dental surgery. Limit your consumption of alcoholic beverages while taking this drug.

Fludrocortisone is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant.

Fludrocortisone passes into breast milk. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

 

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