Polaramine Expectorant Oral

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Generic Name: GUAIFENESIN/DECONGESTANT/ANTIHISTAMINE - ORAL

Polaramine Expectorant 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 (including beverages such as coffee, tea, some sodas)
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)

The medicines in this combination product may also be available in both prescription and nonprescription products. Check the labels of all your medications carefully to make sure you are not taking more than one product containing the ingredients.

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