(NAB il own) Brand: Cesamet
• Nabilone may be habit-forming and should be used only by the face it was predesigned for. Nabilone must never be given to other face, especially somebody who has a history of drug abuse or habitual marijuana use. Hold the medicine in a secure seat where others can't get to it.
• Do not use nabilone if you have ever had an allergic reaction to natural or man-made marijuana.
• Till taking nabilone, speak your doctor if you have tall blood pressure, heart malady, a history of mental diseases or drug addiction, or if you are also using another medicines that can affect your central nervous system, such as a tranquilizer, sleep medication, or anti-psychotic medications.
• Use this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended by your doctor.
• Avoid using another medicines that affect the central nervous system (such as stimulants, diet pills, cool medication, pain medicine, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression, anxiety, mental diseases, or Parkinson's disease). These another drugs can add to the effects of nabilone.
• Nabilone causes effects that will impair your thinking or reactions. Do not drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert before the effects of nabilone wear off.
• There are much another medicines that can add to the side effects of nabilone. Tell 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.
• Nabilone is a man-made form of cannabis (marijuana is an herbal form of cannabis). Nabilone causes much effects on your central nervous system.
• Nabilone is used to treat severe nausea and vomiting that is caused by cancer chemotherapy. Nabilone is for use only when another medications have been unable to control the nausea and vomiting.
• Nabilone may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use nabilone if you have ever had an allergic reaction to natural or man-made marijuana such as dronabinol (Marinol).
• Till using nabilone, speak your doctor if you have:
· tall blood pressure (hypertension);
· past or gift mental diseases such as depression, schizophrenia, or another psychotic disorders;
· a history of drug or alcohol addiction; or
· if you are also using another medicines that can affect your central nervous system, such as a tranquilizer, sleep medication, or anti-psychotic medications.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use nabilone, or you may need a dosage adjustment or particular trials during treatment.
• Nabilone may be habit-forming and should be used only by the face it was predesigned for. Nabilone must never be given to other face, especially somebody who has a history of drug abuse or habitual marijuana use. Hold the medicine in a secure seat where others can't get to it.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether nabilone passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Older adults may be especially sensitive to the side effects of nabilone.
• Nabilone is not for use in patients younger than 18 years old.
• Take this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not take the medicine in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor.
• Nabilone is generally given 1 to 3 hours till you receive your chemotherapy treatment. Your doctor may recommend that you take a little doze of nabilone on the night till your chemotherapy.
• Nabilone may also be used 2 or 3 times every day of the chemotherapy treatment cycle, and for 48 hours after treatment ends, if needed.
• The effects of nabilone may recent for 48 to 72 hours, and this length of time may not be the same each time you take the medication.
• Store nabilone at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, skip the missed doze and take the medication at the following regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medication. Symptoms of a nabilone overdose may include extreme drowsiness, fainting, hallucinations, fear, disorientation, unusual thoughts or behaviors, or feeling extremely lucky or sad.
• Avoid using another medicines that affect the central nervous system (such as stimulants, diet pills, cool medication, pain medicine, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression, anxiety, mental diseases, or Parkinson's disease). These another drugs can add to the effects of nabilone.
• Nabilone causes effects that will impair your thinking or reactions. Do not drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert before the effects of nabilone wear off.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Stop using nabilone and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there);
· paranoia, extreme fear;
· quick heart rate;
· feeling light-headed, fainting; or
· unusual thoughts or behavior.
• Continue using nabilone and conversation with your doctor if you have any of these smaller serious side effects:
· dizziness, drowsiness;
· feeling "high";
· weakness, lack of coordination;
· depression, anxiety, confusion;
· dry mouth;
· headache, trouble concentrating; or
· sleep problems (insomnia).
• Side effects another than those listed here may also occur. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till taking nabilone, speak your doctor if you are using any of the next drugs:
· amphetamines, including stimulants and medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity mess (ADHD);
· prescription or over-the-counter weight loss aids (Dexatrim, Meridia);
· antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Ascendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), or nortriptyline (Pamelor);
· barbiturates such as butalbital (Fiorinal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital (Seconal);
· sedatives such as Ativan, Dalmane, Halcion, Klonopin, Librium, ProSom, Restoril, Tranxene, Valium, Xanax;
· lithium;
· theophylline (Respbid, Slo-Bid, Theo-24, Theo-Dur, Uniphyl);
· buspirone (BuSpar);
· atropine (Donnatal, and others);
· belladonna, dicyclomine (Bentyl);
· clidinium (Quarzan);
· glycopyrrolate (Robinul);
· hyoscyamine (Anaspaz, Cystospaz, Levsin, and others);
· mepenzolate (Cantil);
· methscopolamine (Pamine), and scopolamine (Transderm-Scop);
· methantheline (Provocholine), propantheline (Pro-Banthine); or
· street drugs such as cocaine or Ectasy.
• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to use nabilone, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.
• There may be another drugs not listed that can affect nabilone. 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 has more information about nabilone written for health professionals that you may read.
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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