Please inform your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, thyroid disease, type 1 diabetes, a serious infection, illness, or injury. You may not be able to take this medicine, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.

Do not take any prescription, over-the-counter, or herbal cough, cold, allergy, pain, or weight loss medications without first talking to your doctor.

Furthermore, many other medicines may increase or decrease the effects of chlorpropamide or affect your condition, so tell your doctor about all the medicines you are currently taking.

Patients 65 years of age and older may have a stronger reaction to chlorpropamide and may require a reduced dose.

Chlorpropamide is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether this medicine will be harmful to an unborn baby. Insulin is usually the drug of choice for controlling diabetes during pregnancy. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.

Additionally, chlorpropamide passes into breast milk and may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in a nursing infant. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Follow diet, medication, and exercise routines closely. Changing any of these things can effect your blood sugar levels.

So too, it is advised that you avoid alcohol. It lowers blood sugar and may interfere with your diabetes treatment.

Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking this medication before you undergo any surgery.

 

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