(klor SIK li zeen and FEN il EFF rin ) Brand: Dallergy
• 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 cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as tall blood pressure or coronary artery disease.
• Do not use a 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.
• Chlorcyclizine 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.
• Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can reason nasal congestion (stuffy nose).
• The combination of chlorcyclizine and phenylephrine is used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and sinus congestion caused by allergies, the general cool, or the flu.
• Chlorcyclizine and phenylephrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use a 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 cool medication if you have untreated or uncontrolled illness such as tall blood pressure or coronary artery disease.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safety for you to take this medicine if you have:
· enlarged prostate;
· urination problems; or
· if you take potassium (Cytra, Epiklor, K-Lyte, K-Phos, Kaon, Klor-Con, Polycitra, Urocit-K).
• It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn child. Do not use cough or cool medication without medical advice if you are pregnant.
• This medication 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 medical advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use exactly as directed on the label, or as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Cool medication is generally taken only for a short time before your symptoms clear up.
• 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 dose-measuring spoon or medication cup, not with a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
• 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.
• If you need surgery or medical trials, speak the surgeon or doctor onward of time if you have taken a cool medication within the past little days.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not freeze.
• Since 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 and may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.
• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of this medicine.
• 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.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist till using any another cool, allergy, cough, or sleep medication. Antihistamines 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.
• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. This medicine 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:
· quick or uneven heart course;
· tremor, seizure (convulsions);
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all; 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:
· dizziness, drowsiness;
· constipation;
· blurred vision; 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.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist till using this medication if you regularly use another medicines that create you sleepy (such as narcotic pain medicine, sedatives, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by chlorcyclizine.
• Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safety for you to take this medicine if you are also using any of the next drugs:
· atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine);
· benztropine (Cogentin);
· topiramate (Topamax);
· zonisamide (Zonegran);
· 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 chlorcyclizine and phenylephrine. 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 chlorcyclizine and phenylephrine.
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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