NORFLEX™ - Medsafe

1 NORFLEX . Orphenadrine citrate 100 mg tablets Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Your doctor may have prescribed allergies to any other medicines, NORFLEX for another purpose. foods, preservatives or dyes This leaflet answers some common Ask your doctor if you have any any heart problems questions about NORFLEX tablets. questions about why this medicine any liver or kidney problems. However it does not contain all the has been prescribed for you. Tell your doctor if you are available information. Your doctor pregnant or intend to become and pharmacist have more information about this medicine. pregnant or you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. If you have any questions about Before you take NORFLEX that are not answered NORFLEX Your doctor or pharmacist can discuss the risks and benefits by this leaflet, please ask your involved.

2 Doctor or pharmacist. When you must not take it If you are not sure whether to start All medicines have risks and Do not take NORFLEX if: taking this medicine, talk to your benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking NORFLEX you have had an allergic doctor. reaction to orphenadrine citrate against the benefits before prescribing it for you. or to any of the ingredients Taking other medicines listed at the end of this leaflet. If you are worried about taking Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any of the following: you are taking any other this medicine please talk to your doctor or pharmacist. glaucoma medicines, including any that you buy without a prescription from Keep this leaflet with your (high pressure in the eye).

3 Your pharmacy, supermarket or medicine as you may want to read intestinal blockage, stomach health-food shop. it again. ulcer or oesophageal disease Some medicines and NORFLEX may enlarged prostate or bladder interfere with each other. These obstruction include: What NORFLEX is myasthenia gravis anticholinergics (medicines used used for (a condition in which the muscles to relieve stomach cramps or become weak and tire easily) spasms). The name of your medicine is the expiry date on the bottle has medicines used to treat NORFLEX. passed depression The active ingredient in NORFLEX the packaging shows signs of dextropropoxyphene is orphenadrine citrate, which is a tampering. other central nervous system skeletal muscle relaxant.

4 It acts in the Do not give this medicine to a child (CNS) depressant drugs, central nervous system to produce its under the age of 12 years. including alcohol. muscle relaxant effects. Safety and effectiveness in children Examples of CNS depressants are NORFLEX is used to help relax younger than 12 years have not been antihistamines or medicines for certain muscles in your body and to established. hayfever, other allergies or colds;. relieve the pain and discomfort sedatives or tranquilizers;. caused by sprains, strains or other injury to your muscles. Before you start to take it narcotic analgesics; barbiturates;. medicines for seizures;. NORFLEX is also used to treat Tell your doctor or pharmacist if anaesthetics, including some tension headache and persistent you have: dental anaesthetics; and other hiccoughs.

5 Muscle relaxants. NORFLEX 1. You may need different amounts of even if there are no signs of NORFLEX is a prescription your medicines, or you may need to discomfort or poisoning. medicine and has been prescribed for take different medicines. Your doctor You may need urgent medical you only. or pharmacist has more information attention. Do not take NORFLEX to treat on medicines to be careful with or any other complaints unless your Symptoms of an overdose may avoid while taking NORFLEX. doctor tells you to. include excitement, confusion and delirium leading to coma, convulsions, rapid heart rate, dilated pupils and difficulty passing urine. How to take NORFLEX Side Effects Follow all directions given to you All medicines can cause unwanted by your doctor or pharmacist side effects.

6 Sometimes they are carefully. While you are taking serious, most of the time they are not. NORFLEX. They may differ from the Tell your doctor if you experience information contained in this leaflet. any of the following side effects Things you must do If you do not understand the and they bother you: instructions on the bottle ask your Tell all doctors, dentists and dry mouth. doctor or pharmacist for help. pharmacists who are treating you that you are taking NORFLEX. nausea, vomiting How much to take If you become pregnant while abdominal or stomach cramps or taking this medicine, tell your pain Take NORFLEX tablets only as directed by your doctor or doctor immediately. blurred vision, unusually enlarged pharmacist.

7 Be careful driving or operating pupils or other changes to your machinery until you know how the vision. Your doctor will prescribe the correct dose for you. medicine affects you. headache The usual dose of NORFLEX for In some people NORFLEX may tremor or shaking adults is one tablet twice a day. cause blurred vision, drowsiness, dizziness, short periods of dizziness, or to become drowsy, Take one tablet in the morning and lightheadedness, fainting dizzy, lightheadedness or to faint, or the other tablet in the evening. be less alert than usual. It may also drowsiness Do not change the dose unless your cause muscle weakness. If you have muscle weakness doctor tells you to do so. any of these symptoms do not drive feeling confused or agitated or operate machinery or do anything If you forget to take your seeing, feeling or hearing things else that could be dangerous.

8 Medicine that are not there If you experience dry mouth when rash, itchiness or other skin If you miss a dose of this medicine taking NORFLEX and your dry mouth continues for more than 2 conditions. and remember within an hour or so of the missed dose, take it right weeks speak to your dentist. Tell your doctor immediately or go away. If you do not remember until Continued dryness of the mouth can to hospital if any of the following later, skip the missed dose and take side effects occur: increase the chance of dental disease, the next dose when you would including tooth decay, gum disease shortness of breath; troubled normally. and fungal infections. breathing; tightness in chest Do not take a double dose.

9 And/or wheezing and skin rash For temporary relief of dry mouth use sugarless gum or sweets, melt sores, ulcers or white spots on If you take too much some ice in your mouth or use a lips or in mouth; swollen and/or (overdose) saliva substitute. painful glands; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual tiredness or If you or someone else has taken too much NORFLEX contact your Things you must not do weakness. doctor or pharmacist, or the Do not give NORFLEX to anyone These are serious side effects and Poisons Information Centre (0800 may need urgent medical attention. else even if they have the same Serious side effects are rare. POISON or 0800 764 766). Do this condition as you. NORFLEX 2.

10 Tell your doctor or pharmacist if ethylcellulose you notice anything which is lactose. making you unwell. This medicine does not contain Other side effects not listed above gluten or preservatives. may also occur in some people. Sponsor After taking NORFLEX NORFLEX is supplied in New Zealand by: Storage iNova Pharmaceuticals (New Keep NORFLEX in a cool dry Zealand) Limited c/- Simpson Grierson place where the temperature stays 88 Shortland Street below 30 C. Auckland 1141. Do not store it or any other Toll free number: 0508 375 394. medicine in the bathroom or near a This leaflet was prepared in May sink. Do not leave it on a window 2018. sill or in the car. Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.