CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION - Medsafe

1 NEW ZEALAND CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION . antinaus . prochlorperazine maleate tablets 5 mg When you must not take Tell your pharmacist if you have What is in this leaflet it allergies to any other medicines, foods, preservatives or dyes. This leaflet answers some common Do not take antinaus if you have questions about antinaus . an allergy to: Tell your pharmacist if you are pregnant or plan to become any MEDICINE containing pregnant or are breast-feeding. It does not contain all the available prochlorperazine or INFORMATION . It does not take the phenothiazines Tell your pharmacist if you have place of talking to your doctor or any of the ingredients listed or have had any of the following pharmacist. at the end of this leaflet medical conditions: All medicines have risks and Some of the symptoms of an liver problems benefits.

2 Your doctor or pharmacist allergic reaction may include: kidney problems has weighed the risks of you taking shortness of breath; wheezing or low blood pressure antinaus against the benefits they difficulty breathing; swelling of the expect it will have for you. epilepsy or seizures face, lips, tongue or other parts of Parkinson's disease (a the body; rash, itching or hives on If you have any concerns about disease with muscle rigidity, the skin. taking this MEDICINE , ask your tremor and slowing of doctor or pharmacist. physical movement). You should not take antinaus if you hypothyroidism (an have any of the following medical Keep this leaflet with the underactive thyroid gland). conditions: MEDICINE . You may need to read it phaeochromocytoma (a shock again. rare tumour of the adrenal disease of the blood with a gland).

3 Low number of blood cells myasthenia gravis (a (bone marrow depression). What antinaus is disease of weakness and fatigue of the muscles used for Do not give this MEDICINE to a causing drooping eyelids child. and double vision, difficulty antinaus is used for the treatment of in speaking and swallowing, nausea associated with migraine. Do not take this MEDICINE after and weakness of limbs). the expiry date printed on the prostate hypertrophy (an antinaus contains the active pack or if the packaging is torn or enlarged prostate). ingredient prochlorperazine shows signs of tampering. low blood calcium levels maleate . It belongs to a group of If it has expired or is damaged, return it to your pharmacist for glaucoma (high pressure in medicines called phenothiazines. the eye).

4 Disposal. neuroleptic malignant antinaus works by acting on specific syndrome (a reaction to receptors in the brain. If you are not sure whether you should start taking this MEDICINE , some medicines with a talk to your pharmacist or doctor. sudden increase in body This MEDICINE is available in packs temperature, extremely high of 10 tablets over the counter at a blood pressure and severe pharmacy. Before you start to take convulsions). it a previous reaction to any Ask your pharmacist if you have MEDICINE which was any questions about why this Tell your pharmacist if you have characterized by repetitive, MEDICINE has been recommended any risk factors for stroke, such involuntary, purposeless for you. as heart problems (including movements (tardive irregular heart beats or high dyskinesia).)

5 Blood pressure), high blood dementia Before you take cholesterol or vascular problems diabetes or an intolerance (stroke or clot). antinaus to glucose Page 1 of 4. If you have not told your desferrioxamine (used to Immediately telephone your pharmacist about any of the treat high iron levels in the doctor or the National Poisons above, tell him/her before you body) INFORMATION Centre (0800 POISON. start taking antinaus . oral anticoagulants or 0800 764 766) for advice, or go (medicines used to prevent to Accident and Emergency at Taking other medicines blood clots or to thin the the nearest hospital, if you think blood) that you or anyone else may have Tell your pharmacist if you are procarbazine (an anticancer taken too much antinaus . Do this taking any other medicines, MEDICINE ) even if there are no signs of including any that you get some medicines used to discomfort or poisoning.

6 You may without a prescription from your control epilepsy, including need urgent medical attention. pharmacy, supermarket or health phenytoin food shop. Symptoms of an overdose may These medicines may be affected include drowsiness, restlessness, Do not take any medicines that by antinaus or may affect how well confusion, excitement, low blood cause drowsiness while you are it works. You may need different pressure, a fast heart beat, tremor, taking antinaus . amounts of your medicines, or you muscle twitching, seizures, difficulty may need to take different in swallowing or breathing and Some medicines and antinaus may medicines. coma. interfere with each other. These include: Your doctor and pharmacist have more INFORMATION on medicines to While you are taking medicines used to treat irregular heart beats ( be careful with or avoid while taking this MEDICINE .)

7 antinaus quinidine, disopyramide, amiodarone, sotalol) Things you must do medicines which slow the How to take Tell your doctor immediately if heart beat ( diltiazem, verapamil, beta-blockers, antinaus you notice any uncontrolled clonidine, digitalis) movements of the tongue, face, medicines which lower Follow all directions given to you mouth or jaw such as puffing of potassium blood levels ( by your pharmacist or doctor the cheeks, puckering of the fluid tablets, laxatives) carefully. mouth or chewing movements. medicines used to treat They may differ from the INFORMATION certain mental and contained in this leaflet. These are symptoms of a very rare emotional conditions condition called tardive dyskinesia, amitriptyline If you do not understand the which may develop in people taking phenothiazine medicines, including lithium instructions on the box, ask your pharmacist for help.

8 antinaus . The condition is more over-the-counter cough, likely to occur during long term cold, or allergy medications;. treatment with antinaus , particularly sleep aids; antidepressants; How much to take in elderly women. muscle relaxants;. barbiturates; and other For the treatment of nausea take FOUR tablets at once as a single If you are going to have surgery, sedatives (these drugs may dose. If necessary, take TWO tell the surgeon or anaesthetist increase the side effects of additional tablets no sooner than that you are taking this MEDICINE . antinaus , especially two hours later. If symptoms persist, It may affect other medicines used drowsiness and dizziness). see your doctor. during surgery. anticholinergic medicines which are used to relieve antinaus is not recommended for If you become pregnant while stomach cramps, spasms use in children.

9 Taking this MEDICINE , tell your and travel sickness ( doctor immediately. atropine, benztropine, hyoscine) How to take it If you are about to be started on blood pressure medications Swallow the tablets with a full any new MEDICINE , remind your (these medicines may glass of water. doctor and pharmacist that you cause dizziness and are taking antinaus . fainting if used with antinaus ), including It does not matter if you take this MEDICINE with or without food. Tell any other doctors, dentists, guanethidine and pharmacists who treat you medicines used to treat Your antinaus tablets can be taken that you are taking this MEDICINE . Parkinson's disease ( levodopa) any time of the day. If you are about to have any adrenaline blood tests, tell your doctor that amphetamine If you take too much you are taking this MEDICINE .

10 (overdose). Page 2 of 4. It may interfere with the results of Tell your doctor or pharmacist as swelling of your face, lips or some tests. soon as possible if you do not tongue; difficulty swallowing feel well while you are taking or breathing; or hives Things you must not do antinaus . a skin rash This MEDICINE helps most people yellowing of the skin or Do not take antinaus to treat any with nausea associated with eyes, also called jaundice other complaints unless your migraine but it may have unwanted sudden onset of fever doctor tells you to. side effects in a few people. All severe drowsiness or medicines can have side effects. fainting Do not give your MEDICINE to Sometimes they are serious, most severe restlessness or anyone else, even if they have of the time they are not.