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Description
Drug Description:
This medicine in combination with rest, physical therapy, and other measures, is used to relieve discomfort associated with acute muscle pain and muscle spasm.Store between 59 and 86 degrees F. Avoid excessive heat, direct light and moisture.How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. If stomach upset occurs, take with food. This medicine can cause dizziness, drowsiness, or blurred vision. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. Avoid alcohol and other medicines (sedatives, tranquilizers) that cause drowsiness. Do not stop taking this medicine without checking with your health care provider. Patients with previous medical conditions should talk with their health care provider before taking this medicine. Do not take more medicine than prescribed unless advised to do so by your doctor or health care provider. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications without talking with your health care provider. If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible. If several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next dose, do not double the dose to catch up, unless advised by your doctor. If more than one dose is missed, contact your doctor or pharmacist.Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine. This medication is contra-indicated in patients with bronchospastic reaction, generalized urticaria, angioedema, severe rhinitis, laryngeal edema or shock precipitated by ASA or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, asthma associated nasal poylps or peptic ulcer.Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine if you are taking blood thinners if you have stomach problems if you have peptic ulcers if you have any other medical conditionCentral nervous system depressant effects of Methocarbomol may impair the level of alertness and may impair the ability to engage in potentially dangerous tasks like operating a machinery or driving a motor vehicle.Most severe: Giant hives; breathing problems, gastrointestinal discomforts, gastritis, gastric erosion, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, .Most common: Dizziness; lightheadedness; nausea.Other: Drowsiness; blurred vision; headache; fever; hives; itching; rash; stomach pain; vomiting; constipation; diarrhea.
Indication:
This medicine in combination with rest, physical therapy, and other measures, is used to relieve discomfort associated with acute muscle pain and muscle spasm.
Storage:
Store between 59 and 86 degrees F. Avoid excessive heat, direct light and moisture.
General:
If you have any questions about your medicine, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider. This medicine is only to be used by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not give it to others. This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about this medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Precautions:
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine if you are taking blood thinners if you have stomach problems if you have peptic ulcers if you have any other medical condition
Warnings:
Central nervous system depressant effects of Methocarbomol may impair the level of alertness and may impair the ability to engage in potentially dangerous tasks like operating a machinery or driving a motor vehicle.
Patient Family Info:
How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. If stomach upset occurs, take with food. This medicine can cause dizziness, drowsiness, or blurred vision. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. Avoid alcohol and other medicines (sedatives, tranquilizers) that cause drowsiness. Do not stop taking this medicine without checking with your health care provider. Patients with previous medical conditions should talk with their health care provider before taking this medicine. Do not take more medicine than prescribed unless advised to do so by your doctor or health care provider. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications without talking with your health care provide
Contra Indication:
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine. This medication is contra-indicated in patients with bronchospastic reaction, generalized urticaria, angioedema, severe rhinitis, laryngeal edema or shock precipitated by ASA or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, asthma associated nasal poylps or peptic ulcer.
Severe Side Effects:
Most severe: Giant hives; breathing problems, gastrointestinal discomforts, gastritis, gastric erosion, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, .
Common Side Effects:
Most common: Dizziness; lightheadedness; nausea.
Other Side Effects:
Drowsiness; blurred vision; headache; fever; hives; itching; rash; stomach pain; vomiting; constipation; diarrhea.
