(DAN troe leen)
This medicine may cause liver problems especially when high doses are used. The risk is greatest in females, patients older than 35 years of age, and patients taking other medicines. Your healthcare provider will be watching your liver tests. Using the smallest dose possible decreases the risk of liver problems. If you do not see an improvement in your symptoms after 45 days of use, talk with healthcare provider.
¢ If you have an allergy to dantrolene or any other part of this medicine.
¢ Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
¢ If you have active liver disease.
¢ If spasticity helps you keep your balance.
¢ If you are breast-feeding.
¢ This medicine is used as a muscle relaxant.
¢ Dantrolene works through the brain to relieve pain.
¢ Take this medicine with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
¢ This medicine is used in combination with rest, physical therapy, pain medicine, and other therapies.
¢ Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
¢ If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
¢ Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
¢ Many times this medicine is taken on an as needed basis. Do not take more often than every 6 hours, unless instructed by healthcare provider.
¢ If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with caution.
¢ Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
¢ You may not be alert. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities until you see how this medicine affects you.
¢ Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice.
¢ Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor) or other medicines and natural products that slow your actions and reactions. These include sedatives, tranquilizers, mood stabilizers, antihistamines, and other pain medicine.
¢ Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
¢ Feeling lightheaded, sleepy, having blurred vision, or a change in thinking clearly. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities that require you to be alert or have clear vision until you see how this medicine affects you.
¢ Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.
¢ Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
¢ Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
¢ If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
¢ Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
¢ Severe dizziness.
¢ Not hungry.
¢ Feeling extremely tired or weak.
¢ Dark urine or yellow skin or eyes.
¢ Any rash.
¢ No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
¢ Store at room temperature.
¢ Protect capsules from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
¢ If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
¢ Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
¢ Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
¢ Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
¢ Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
¢ Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
Created: 2006-10-13 11:46:18.0
Modified: 2008-02-11 13:59:11.0
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