CARE DECONGESTANT ORAL LIQUID

Warnings

Do not use the medicine if you have the following:

• An allergy to any of the ingredients listed in section 6.
• Taken medicine for depression (monoamine oxidase inhibitors/MAOIs) within the last two weeks.
• Severe kidney problems.
• Heart disease.
• Circulation problems.
• High blood pressure.
• Diabetes.
• An overactive thyroid gland.
• Glaucoma (raised pressure inside the eyeball).
• Taken other cough and cold medicines including oral decongestants or nasal sprays.
• Taken beta-blockers.
• Phaeochromocytoma (a rare tumour of the adrenal glands).
• Or you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Do not give to children under 12 years.

Talk to your doctor if you have:

• Bladder problems.
• Prostate problems.
• Mild kidney problems.
• Severe liver disease.

Stop taking immediately if the following apply:

• If you develop a feverish generalised erythema with pustules, stop taking this medicine and contact your doctor or seek medical attention immediately. See section 4.
• Sudden abdominal pain or rectal bleeding may occur with Care Decongestant Oral Liquid, due to inflammation of the colon (ischaemic colitis). If you develop these gastro-intestinal symptoms, stop taking Care Decongestant Oral Liquid and contact your doctor or seek medical attention immediately. See section 4.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking the velow:

• Medicines to reduce your appetite.
• Medicines which stimulate the nervous system, eg. amphetamines (used to treat Narcolepsy and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
• Medicines which lower your blood pressure.
• Medicines for mental illness.
• Antidepressants including moclobemide.
• Beta-blockers for a heart condition.
• Cardiac glycosides (eg. digoxin, digitoxin).
• Rasagiline or Selegiline for Parkinson’s disease.
• Ergotamine or methysergide for migraine relief.
• Aproclonidine for glaucoma.
• Quinidine for irregular heartbeat.
• Kaolin and aluminium hydroxide (antacids).
• The antibiotic Furazolidone.
• If you go into hospital, tell the doctor you are using Care Decongestant Oral Liquid as it may affect some hospital medicines and anaesthetics.

Care Decongestant Oral Liquid should not be used in pregnancy or when breastfeeding. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for further advice.