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Health Care Providers. Formulary Drug Lists. The hour extended-release tablets usually are taken once a day, and you should not take more than one dose in a hour period.
To help prevent trouble sleeping, take the last dose of the day several hours before bedtime. Follow the directions on the package label or on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take pseudoephedrine exactly as directed.
Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor or directed on the label. Pseudoephedrine comes alone and in combination with other medications. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice on which product is best for your symptoms.
Check nonprescription cough and cold product labels carefully before using 2 or more products at the same time. These products may contain the same active ingredient s and taking them together could cause you to receive an overdose.
This is especially important if you will be giving cough and cold medications to a child. Nonprescription cough and cold combination products, including products that contain pseudoephedrine, can cause serious side effects or death in young children. Do not give nonprescription pseudoephedrine products to children younger than 4 years of age.
If you give these products to children years of age, use caution and follow the package directions carefully. Do not give pseudoephedrine extended-release tablets to children younger than 12 years of age. If you are giving pseudoephedrine or a combination product that contains pseudoephedrine to a child, read the package label carefully to be sure that it is the right product for a child of that age.
Do not give pseudoephedrine products that are made for adults to children. Before you give a pseudoephedrine product to a child, check the package label to find out how much medication the child should receive. Give the dose that matches the child's age on the chart.
Ask the child's doctor if you don't know how much medication to give the child. If you are taking the liquid, do not use a household spoon to measure your dose. Use the measuring spoon or cup that came with the medication or use a spoon made especially for measuring medication. If your symptoms do not get better within 7 days or if you have a fever, stop taking pseudoephedrine and call your doctor.
This medication is also sometimes used to prevent ear pain and blockage caused by pressure changes during air travel or underwater diving. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist for more information. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Foods and drinks that contain large amounts of caffeine can make the side effects of pseudoephedrine worse.
This medication is usually taken as needed. Additional side effects can include slowed breathing, constipation, nausea, confusion and drowsiness. Opioids are sometimes referred to as narcotics and although they do relieve pain, they do not fall into the same category as over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin and Tylenol.
Opioid use does not come without risks. Regular use of these prescribed medications can increase your tolerance and dependence, requiring higher and more frequent doses. In addition, opioids can restrict your ability to breathe when taken at a higher dose, and when misused, can lead to a fatal overdose. Opioids, which can interact with diseases, too, should only be used if needed for pain, including if alternatives for pain control are not effective. Be sure to review your current medications and disclose any past or present drug use with your doctor when discussing whether an opioid prescription is right for you.
If you have a personal or family history of substance abuse, you may be at increased risk of becoming more easily dependent on opioids, and you should tell your health care provider about this.
Also be sure to ask about alternative treatments.
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