Tell your doctor if you have liver disease. You may not be able to take clotrimoxazole, or you may need a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment.

Since clotrimoxazole is not absorbed by your body, drug interactions are not expected. However, you should talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines.

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

Furthermore, it is not known whether clotrimoxazole will harm a nursing baby. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Additionally, the safety and effectiveness of clotrimoxazole have not been established for children younger than 3 years of age.

There are no restrictions on foods, beverages, or activities during treatment with clotrimoxazole unless your doctor directs otherwise.

 

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