(KLOE fe Paint a nol and trye PROE li deen) Brand: Prohist CF
• Do not give this medicine to a baby younger than 4 years old. Always ask a doctor till giving a cough or cool medication to a child. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cool medicines in very young children.
• You must not use this medicine if you have severe constipation, a blockage in your stomach or intestines, or if you are unable to urinate.
• Do not use cough or cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as glaucoma, asthma or COPD, heart malady, or overactive thyroid.
• Chlophedianol is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.
• Triprolidine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can manufacture symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
• The combination of chlophedianol and triprolidine is used to treat cough, runny nose, sneezing, itching, or watery eyes caused by allergies, the general cool, or the flu.
• Chlophedianol and triprolidine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you have severe constipation, a blockage in your stomach or intestines, or if you are unable to urinate.
• Do not use cough or cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as glaucoma, asthma or COPD, heart malady, or overactive thyroid.
• To create certain you can safely use this medication, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· a blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines), a colostomy or ileostomy;
· liver or kidney disease;
· enlarged prostate or urination problems;
· low blood pressure; or
· if you take potassium (Cytra, Epiklor, K-Lyte, K-Phos, Kaon, Klor-Con, Polycitra, Urocit-K).
• It is not known whether this medication will harm an unborn child. Do not use cough or cool medication without telling your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using the medication.
• Chlophedianol and triprolidine may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Antihistamines and decongestants may also slow breast milk manufacture. Do not use cough or cool medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a child.
• 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.
• Cough or cool medication is generally taken only for a short time before your symptoms clear up.
• Do not take for longer than 7 days in a row. Conversation with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treatment, or if you have a fever with a headache or skin rash.
• Do not give this medicine to a baby younger than 4 years old. Always ask a doctor till giving a cough or cool medication to a child. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cool medicines in very young children.
• Measure liquid medication with a particular doze measuring spoon or medication cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a doze measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
• If you need surgery or medical trials, speak the surgeon or doctor onward of time if you have taken a cough or cool medication within the past little days.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not freeze.
• Since cough or cool medication is taken when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are taking the medicine regularly, 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 forms of some of the side effects listed in this medicine guide.
• This medication may reason blurred vision or impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist till using any another cool, allergy, cough, or sleep medication. Antihistamines, antitussives, and decongestants are contained in much combination medicines. Taking determined commodity together can reason you to get too many of a determined drug. Check the label to see if a medication contains an antihistamine or decongestant.
• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of chlophedianol and triprolidine.
• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. Chlophedianol and triprolidine can decrease sweating and you may be more prone to heat stroke.
• 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.
• Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;
· quick, slow, or uneven heart rate;
· severe dizziness or anxiety, feeling like you might pass out;
· severe headache, mood changes, hallucinations;
· chest tightness, wheezing;
· tremor, seizure (convulsions);
· fever; or
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild dizziness or drowsiness;
· mild headache;
· dry mouth, nose, or throat;
· nausea, constipation, upset stomach, loss of appetite;
· feeling nervous or restless;
· blurred vision; or
· sleep problems (insomnia).
• 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.
• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you regularly use another medicines that create you sleepy (such as cool or allergy medication, sedatives, narcotic pain medication, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression, or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by chlophedianol or triprolidine.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine);
· benztropine (Cogentin);
· topiramate (Topamax);
· zonisamide (Zonegran);
· an antidepressant such as citalopram (Celexa), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Symbyax), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor), and others;
· anti-nausea medications such as belladonna (Donnatal), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), droperidol (Inapsine), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm Scop);
· bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), solifenacin (Vesicare), tolterodine (Detrol), or Urogesic Blue;
· bronchodilators such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva);
· irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Hyomax), or propantheline (Pro Banthine); or
· ulcer medication such as glycopyrrolate (Robinul) or mepenzolate (Cantil).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with chlophedianol and triprolidine. 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 chlophedianol and triprolidine.
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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