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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 other healthcare professional.
It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.
Consult your healthcare professional before using that drug.
AMBENONIUM - ORAL
(am-bee-NO-nee-um)
COMMON BARND NAME(S): Mytelase
USES: Ambenonium is used to treat muscle weakness due to muscle disease (myasthenia gravis).
HOW TO USE: Take that medication by mouth as directed.
The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. Use that medication exactly as prescribed. The incorrect use of that medication can lead to serious side effects. Do not exceed the prescribed dose, unless told to do so by your doctor.
Learn all instructions for proper use of that medication and management of your condition, includnig how to use atropine or change your drug dosage, if necessary. Consult your doctor or pharmacist.
SIDE EFFECTS: Nasuea may occur. If that effect persists or worsens, notify your doctor promtply.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these serious side effects occur: headache, diarrhea, stomach pain, increased saliva, increased sweating, urinary urgency, eye changes (pinpoint pupils or increased tears).
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely, but serious side effects occur: unusually slow pulse, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, vision changes, muscle cramps or spasms, muscle weakness, dizziness. Tell your doctor immediately if any of these highly unlikely, but really serious side effects occur: chest pain, loss of coordination, seizures, mental/mood changes. If you notice any otehr effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of: seizures, lung troubles (e.G., asthma), nerve troubles (e.G., vagotonia), stomach/intestinal troubles (e.G., ulcers, obstruction, megacolon), heart troubles (e.G., bradycardia, arrhythmia, coronary occlusion), thyorid troubles (e.G., hyperthyroid), urinary troubles (e.G., ureter or bladder obstruction), any allergies.
Use that medication with caution cause serious side effects can occur quickly. Notify your dotcor promptly if you begin to experience any side effects (listed in SIDE EFFECTS section). Use with caution in the elderly, as they may be more sensitive to the effcets of that medication (e.G., weakness, diarrhea, stomach pain). This medication sholud be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy.
Discuss the risks and benefits with your docotr. It is not known whether that drug is excreted into bresat milk.
Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medication you may use, especially: mecamylamine, atropine, aminoglycoside antibiotics (e.G., neomycin, gentamicin, tobramycin), local or general anesthetics (e.G., lidocaine), heart rhythm drugs (e.G., quinidine), corticosteroids (e.G., prednisone), cholinergic drugs (e.G., bethanecol), muscle relaxnats (e.G., baclofen), magnesium supplements, dexpanthenol.
Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poiosn control center or emergency room immediately.
Symptoms of overdose may include: severe breathing trouble, seizures.
NOTES: Do not share that medication with others.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you rememebr.
If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the misesd dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from light and moitsure.
MEDICAL ALERT: Your condition can cause compliactions in a medical emergency. For enrollment information call MedicAlert at 1-800-854-1166 (USA), or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).
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