Noctec Oral
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- Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
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Pronounced: (KLOR-ull HI-drate)
Noctec Oral Interactions
See also Precautions section.
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
This drug should not be used with the following medication because very serious interactions may occur:
- sodium oxybate
If you are currently using the medication listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting chloral hydrate.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
- furosemide given into a vein
- warfarin
Some other drowsiness-causing medications may cause serious (possibly fatal) slowed breathing when taken with chloral hydrate. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take other drugs that cause drowsiness such as:
- other medicine for sleep or anxiety (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem)
- muscle relaxants (e.g., carisoprodol)
- narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine)
- psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone)
Some drugs may affect the heart rhythm (QTc prolongation in the EKG). QTc prolongation can infrequently result in a serious (rarely fatal) irregular heartbeat. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking disopyramide, amiodarone, quinidine, procainamide, flecainide, propafenone, sotalol, ibutilide, droperidol, bepridil, ziprasidone, dofetilide, cisapride, arbutamine, pimozide, among others. Ask for more details and for instructions on how you may reduce the risk of this effect.
If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting chloral hydrate.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
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