Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals.
For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully. Qdolo should not be used in children younger than 12 years of age and to relieve pain after surgery eg, surgery to remove adenoid or tonsil in children. Safety and efficacy have not been established. It should not be used to relieve pain after surgery removal of tonsils or adenoids in any children.
Severe breathing problems and deaths have been reported in some children who received tramadol after tonsil or adenoid surgery. Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of tramadol in the elderly.
However, elderly patients are more likely to have unwanted side effects eg, constipation, lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting, stomach upset, weakness and age-related liver, kidney, heart, or lung problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving tramadol. Studies in women breastfeeding have demonstrated harmful infant effects. An alternative to this medication should be prescribed or you should stop breastfeeding while using this medicine.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below.
The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases.
If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:. Take this medicine only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.
If too much of this medicine is taken for a long time, it may become habit-forming causing mental or physical dependence or cause an overdose. It is very important that you understand the rules of the Opioid Analgesic REMS program to prevent addiction, abuse, and misuse of acetaminophen and codeine combination.
This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Read and follow the instructions carefully. Read it again each time you refill your prescription in case there is new information. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. If you think that this medicine is not working as well after you have been taking it for a few weeks, do not increase the dose. Instead, check with your doctor.
If you are using the disintegrating tablet, make sure your hands are dry before you handle it. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with these medications. Avoid driving or operating hazardous machinery until you know how the medications affect you. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs.
Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor. The following applies to the ingredients: Tramadol. Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of traMADol such as dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating.
Some people may also experience impairment in thinking and judgment. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with traMADol. Do not use more than the recommended dose of traMADol, and avoid activities requiring mental alertness such as driving or operating hazardous machinery until you know how the medication affects you. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns.
The following applies to the ingredients: Duloxetine found in Cymbalta. DULoxetine may cause liver damage, and taking it with alcohol may increase that risk. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with DULoxetine.
Call your doctor immediately if you have fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, excessive tiredness or weakness, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash or itching, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dark colored urine, or yellowing of the skin or the whites of your eyes, as these may be symptoms of liver damage.
Risk Summary: There is insufficient data in humans to inform a drug-associated risk for major birth defects and miscarriage; prolonged use of opioids during pregnancy for medical or nonmedical purposes can result in physical dependence in the neonate and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome shortly after birth.
Comments: -This drug is not recommended for obstetrical preoperative medication or for post-delivery analgesia in nursing mothers because its safety in infants and newborns has not been studied.
This drug has been shown to cross the placental barrier, with an umbilical vein to maternal vein serum concentration ratio of 0. Animal studies have shown at very high doses, this drug has an effect on organ development, bone growth, and mortality rate. Prolonged maternal use of opioid analgesics during pregnancy may result in respiratory depression and physical dependence in the neonate and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome shortly after birth.
There have been postmarketing reports of neonatal seizures, neonatal withdrawal syndrome, fetal death, and still births. Keywords: antidepressants; drug—drug interactions; serotonergic; serotonin syndrome; tramadol.
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