Before taking miglustat,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to miglustat, any other medications, or soy products.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. Be sure to mention imiglucerase (Cerezyme). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had a tremor (shaking of your hands that you cannot control); pain, burning, tingling, or numbness in your hands or feet; any disease that affects your nervous system; or kidney disease.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. You should use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while you are taking miglustat. If you become pregnant while taking miglustat, call your doctor immediately. Miglustat may harm the fetus.
you should know that miglustat may damage sperm. Men who are taking miglustat should use effective birth control during treatment and for 3 months afterward.
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