(KLOE fe Paint a nol, gwye FEN e sin, SOO doe ee FED rin) Brand: Vanacof DX
• 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.
• Do not use cough or cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as tall blood pressure, heart malady, coronary artery malady, or a thyroid disorder.
• Do not use a cough or cool medication if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the recent 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.
• Chlophedianol is a cough suppressant. It affects the signals in the brain that trigger cough reflex.
• Guaifenesin is an expectorant. It helps loosen congestion in your chest and throat, making it easier to cough out through your mouth.
• Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can reason nasal congestion (stuffy nose).
• The combination of chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine is used to treat stuffy nose, cough, chest congestion, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the general cool, or the flu.
• Chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine will not treat a cough that is caused by smoking, asthma, or emphysema.
• Chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use a cough or cool medication if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the recent 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.
• Do not use cough or cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as tall blood pressure, heart malady, coronary artery malady, or a thyroid disorder.
• To create certain you can safely use this medication, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· diabetes;
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder;
· cough with mucus, or cough caused by emphysema, or chronic bronchitis;
· enlarged prostate or urination problems; or
· pheochromocytoma (an adrenal gland tumor).
• It is not known whether chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine 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, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine may pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. 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 medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist till using any another cool, allergy, or cough medication. Antitussives, expectorants, 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 antitussive, expectorant, or decongestant.
• Avoid taking this medicine if you also take diet pills, caffeine pills, or another stimulants (such as ADHD medications). Taking a stimulant together with a decongestant can magnify your risk of unpleasant side effects.
• 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 chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· quick, slow, or uneven heart rate;
· severe dizziness or anxiety, feeling like you might pass out;
· mood changes, hallucinations;
· severe headache;
· tremor, seizure (convulsions);
· fever; or
· dangerously tall blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild dizziness or drowsiness;
· mild headache;
· diarrhea, constipation, nausea, upset stomach;
· sleep problems (insomnia); or
· feeling nervous or restless.
• 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 chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine, 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 guaifenesin.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about chlophedianol, guaifenesin, and pseudoephedrine.
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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