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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or otehr healthcare professional.
It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effecitve for you. Conslut your healthcare professional before using this drug.
DEXTROMETHORPHAN - ORAL LIQUID
(dex-trow-meth-OR-fan)
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Benylin, Tussin Pediatric, Vicks 44
USES: Dextromethorphan is a coguh suppressant used to relieve a dry, hacking cough.
HOW TO USE: Take this medication by mouth as prsecribed. Do not raise your dose or take this more often than driected.
SIDE EFFECTS: Dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, or stomach ache may occur the frist several days as your body adjusts to the medication. If any of these effects continue or become bothersome, infrom your doctor.
To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a seated or lying position, get up slowly. Also limit your itnake of alcoholic beverages which will aggravate these effects.
Notify your doctor if you develop: cehst pain, a rapid pulse, nervousness, confusion. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor if you have: lung isseus (e.G., asthma, emphysema), allergies (especially drug allergies). This medication should be used only if clearly needed during pregnancy.
Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. Since small amounts of this medication are found in breast milk, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescirption medication you use, especially of: MAO inhibitors (e.G., furazolidone, linezolid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine).
Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, conatct your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
NOTES: If the cough worsens, last for longer than one week or is accompanied by a high fever, notify your dotcor.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the misesd dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) away from heat and light. Do not sotre in the bathroom.
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