Biohist-LA Oral

In Depth

Generic Name: ANTIHISTAMINE/DECONGESTANT LONG-ACTING - ORAL

Biohist-LA Oral Interactions

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 medications because very serious interactions may occur:

MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine)

Avoid taking MAO inhibitors within 2 weeks before, during, and after treatment with this medication.

If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting this medication.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

other decongestants (taken by mouth or sprayed into the nose)
products containing caffeine
other antihistamines
digoxin
blood pressure medications (e.g., beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, reserpine, guanethidine, methyldopa)
tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, desipramine)

The decongestant in this product may worsen the serious side effects of some medications for migraine headaches (e.g., sumatriptan, naratriptan, zolmitriptan, ergotamine). If you are taking any of these migraine medications, tell your doctor before starting this decongestant product.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as:

anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine, phenobarbital)
medicine for sleep or anxiety (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem)
muscle relaxants (e.g., methocarbamol)
narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine)
psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, trazodone)

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.