(am ben OH nee um) Brand: Mytelase Chloride
You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to ambenonium, or if you are using determined medications.
Be certain your doctor knows if you use: mecamylamine, (Inversine), atropine (Atreza, Donnatal, Sal-Tropine, Lomotil, Lomocot, and others), blood pressure medications, or a diuretic (water pill).
Till using ambenonium, speak your doctor if you have asthma, Parkinson's malady, or a bladder or bowel obstruction.
Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results. You may be asked to hold a daily record of when you took every doze and how long the effects lasted. This will help your doctor determine if your doze needs to be adjusted.
Ambenonium affects chemicals in the body that are involved in the communication between nerve impulses and muscle movement.
Ambenonium is used to treat the symptoms of myasthenia gravis.
Ambenonium may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to ambenonium, or if you are using determined medications. Be certain your doctor knows if you use:
· mecamylamine, (Inversine);
· atropine (Atreza, Donnatal, Sal-Tropine, Lomotil, Lomocot, and others);
· blood pressure medications; or
· a diuretic (water pill).
To create certain you can safely take ambenonium, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· asthma;
· Parkinson's malady; or
· a bladder or bowel obstruction.
It is not known whether ambenonium will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
It is not known whether ambenonium passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while you are using ambenonium.
Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Ambenonium is generally taken each 3 to 4 hours during the day. Follow your doctor's instructions.
Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results. You may be asked to hold a daily record of when you took every doze and how long the effects lasted. This will help your doctor determine if your doze needs to be adjusted.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
Overdose symptoms may include severe diarrhea, muscle twitching, anxiety, sweating, and cough or breathing problems.
Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· severe diarrhea;
· muscle twitching; or
· cough with sputum (mucus).
Smaller serious side effects may include:
· sweating or urinating more than usual;
· drooling, watery eyes;
· warmth or tingly feeling;
· nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;
· blurred vision;
· anxiety;
· dizziness, spinning feeling; or
· muscle cramps.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine), belladonna (Donnatal, and others), benztropine (Cogentin), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm Scop);
· bronchodilators such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva);
· bladder or urinary medicines such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare);
· irritable bowel medicines such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Hyomax), or propantheline (Pro Banthine); or
· ulcer medications such as glycopyrrolate (Robinul) or mepenzolate (Cantil).
This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with ambenonium. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
Your pharmacist can provide more information about ambenonium.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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