• Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to griseofulvin, penicillin, or any other drugs.
• Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), oral contraceptives, cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), phenobarbital (Luminal), and vitamins.
• Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease, porphyria, lupus, or a history of alcohol abuse.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking griseofulvin, call your doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you drink alcohol.
• You should plan to avoid unnecessary or prolonged exposure to sunlight and to wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Griseofulvin may make your skin sensitive to sunlight. | 
