Drugs and medicine.

DYMELOR (Acetohexamide) POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Effective medicine may cause “side effects” in some people. New symptoms may be caused by the medicine, the original disorder, or a new,illness that may develop. Most people experience few or no side effects, and those that do happen tend to disappear in time after you stop using the medicine or when your body adjusts to it.
Dymelor may cause a drop in blood sugar levels, bringing about such symptoms as hunger, nervousness, warmth and sweating, palpitations, headache, confusion, drowsiness, fatigue, anxiety, blurred vision and numbness. Mild reactions of this sort improve if you take drinks or food with a high sugar content, such as orange juice, non-diet soft drinks, cookies, milk, candy, etc. If eating or drinking something sweet does not stop the symptoms, call your doctor or go to the nearest Emergency room. More serious side effects may include digestive disturbances, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, skin rash, liver disease with

REFILLS
All refills must be ordered by your doctor, either in the first prescription or later. Only the pharmacy that originally filled this prescription can refill it. If you go elsewhere, you must have a new prescription. Call the pharmacist and order your refill by number; it can be ready when you go to pick it up. Use one pharmacy for the whole family if you can. That way a complete record of all your drugs can be kept and the pharmacist can communicate effectively with your doctor.

OVERDOSAGE: WHAT TO DO
CALL THE DOCTOR OR
FOR HELP OR AN AMBULANCE. Then give FIRST AID!
The patient is unconscious or very drowsy: (a) Not breathing: Try mouth-to-mouth breathing.
(b) No heart beat: Use cardiac massage if you know
how; hit the breast-bone hard with your fist.
(c) Don’t try to make him vomit, (d) If you can’t get
help, take the patient to the nearest qualified
Emergency facility.
The patient is alert: (a) Give milk (undiluted evaporated milk is best), (b) Try to induce vomiting with Syrup of Ipecac* if available; otherwise push your finger far back in his throat. Try to save the vomit for tests. Next, give Activated Charcoal.’ (c) If no professional help can be found, don’t wait. Take the patient to the nearest Emergency facility.
ALWAYS BRING ANY REMAINING MEDICINE AND EMPTY BOTTLES!
“Syrup ot Ipecac and Activated Charcoal with instructions should be in every household for treatment 6f medication accidents. Ask your doctor for them.

Please post this information sheet in a conspicuous place close lo where you store the medicine so you will see it frequently and can refer to it easily. To avoid future contusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use ot this drug.

DYMELOR (Acetohexamide)

INSTRUCTIONS
Dymelor is a trade name of acetohex-amide. It is used orally to lower blood sugar levels. It is intended tp be used as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder. It is not an oral form of insulin, although it may be used for treating diabetes in adults as insulin is also. Any medicine for diabetes works best as part of a balanced exercise and diet program suggested by your doctor.
Follow instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Be sure that your physician knows if you also take Propranolol (Inderal), Butazolidin, Benemid, or a barbiturate such as Phenobarbital or Seconal.
If you are overweight, losing the excess may be the most important part of your treatment.
Take all the medicine prescribed, even if you feel much better before you have taken all of it. If you have an adverse reaction, stop using the medicine and contact your doctor.

jaundice, or even coma and seizures. If any of these symptoms develop or if you think that the medicine is bothering you in some other way, stop taking it and call your doctor.
YOUR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
This medicine should not cause any change in your degree of mental alertness or in the efficiency of your reflexes, so the medicine itself should not cause you to change your usual daily activities.

STORAGE
Keep this medicine in a tightly closed container in a dry, cool place away from heat or direct sunlight and out of reach of children. Don’t use the bathroom cabinet because humidity is high there. If you store medicine in the refrigerator, do not let it freeze. Don’t save left-over medicine to “use later.” Discard it on the expiration date shown on the container, but do so in a way that will protect children or pets-flush down the toilet, for example.

PRECAUTIONS
Using medicines together may some-
times cause unfavorable reactions. So
tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy with out prescript! on).
You should not take alcohol, sulfa drugs, aspirin or medicines with aspirin in them (Anacin, Alka-Seltzer, etc.), anticoagulants, mood elevators or other stimulants.
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. It is especially dangerous to children. If you are allergic to sulfa drugs, have liver or kidney disease or if you are pregnant, tell your doctor before you start to take Dymelor.

DEXAMYL (Dextroamphetamine sulfate, amobarbital) POSSIBLE, SIDE EFFECTS
Effective medicine may cause “side effects” in some people. New symptoms may be caused by the medicine, the original disorder, or a new illness that may develop. Most people experience few or no side effects, and those that do happen tend to disappear in time after you stop using the medicine or when your body adjusts to it.
Patients have reported that Dexamyl seemed to cause insomnia, nervousness, dizziness, anxiety, jitteriness, depression, rapid pulse, skin rash, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, headache, decreased sex drive, urinary frequency, and possibly other dis-

orders. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine may be bothering you in some other way, stop taking it temporarily and notify your doctor. He may decide to change your dosage schedule or discontinue the medicine.

YOUR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Until you experience how this medicine affects you, don’t drive a car or other vehicle, don’t work around dangerous machinery, don’t climb ladders, and don’t work in high places. Especially follow these restrictions if you also drink any beverage with alcohol, or take any other medicine that might affect your alertness or reflexes, such as tranquilizers, sedatives, anti-histamines, medicine for pain, and others.

STORAGE
Keep this medicine in a tightly closed container in a dry, cool place away from heat or direct sunlight and out of reach of children. Don’t use the bathroom cabinet because humidity is high there. If you store medicine in the refrigerator, do not let it freeze. Don’t save left-over medicine to “use later.” Discard it on the expiration date shown on the container, but do so in a way that will protect children or pets —flush down the toilet, for example.

OVERDOSAGE: WHAT TO DO
CALL THE DOCTOR OR FOR HELP OR AN AMBULANCE. Then give FIRST AID!
The patient is unconscious or very drowsy: (a) Not breathing: Try mouth-to-mouth breathing.
(b) No heart beat: Use cardiac massage if you know
how; hit the breast-bone hard with your fist.
(c) Don’t try to make him vomit, (d) If you can’t get
help, take the patient to the nearest qualified
Emergency facility.
The patient is alert: (a) Give milk (undiluted evaporated milk is best), {b) Try to induce vomiting with Syrup of Ipecac* if available; otherwise push your finger far back in his throat. Try to save the vomit for tests. Next, give Activated Charcoal.” (c) If no professional help can be found, don’t wait. Take the patient to the nearest Emergency facility.
ALWAYS BRING ANY REMAINING MEDICINE AND EMPTY BOTTLES!
Syrup of Ipecac and Activated Charcoal with instructions should fie in every household for treatment of medication accidents. Ask your doctor for them.

Please post this information sheet in a conspicuous place close to where you store the medicine so you will see it frequently and can refer to it easily. To avoid future contusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.

DEXAMYL (Dextroamphetamine sulfate, amobarbital)

WARNING: SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE

INSTRUCTIONS
Dexamyl is a trade riame of a mixture of Dextroamphetamine sulfate and Amobarbital. II is used for the treatment of obesity, although its effectiveness is questionable. It is not expected to cure any disorder. It should be used with caution for a limited time in medically supervised weight reduction programs. This drug is intentionally misused by some people and therefore is particularly attractive to burglars or others intent upon procuring drugs to sell or to’use illicitly. Store it in a safe place.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to, even if it doesn’t seem as effective later on as it did when you first took it. Do not give to children under 12 years of age.
In many cases it will not be necessary or desirable for you to take all of this medicine. Follow your doctor’s instructions exactly. If the symptoms for which the medicine was prescribed improve, or if you have any adverse reactions that you think may be caused by the medicine, stop taking it and contact your doctor for further instructions.

PRECAUTIONS
Using medicines together may sometimes cause unfavorable reactions. So tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy without prescription). Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you think or know that you are likely to abuse drugs or if you have glaucoma, thyroid trouble, high blood pressure, heart rhythm disturbances, coronary artery disease, diabetes, or if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Dexamyl.

DEMEROL (Meperidine HCI) POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Effective medicine may cause “side effects” in some people. New symptoms may be caused by the medicine, the original dis-’order, or a new illness that may develop. Most people experience, few or no side effects, and those that do happen tend to disappear in time after you stop using the medicine or when your body adjusts to it.
Some patients have reported that Demerol seemed to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, lightheadedness, insomnia, visual blurring, hallucinations or skin rash. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree, stop taking the medicine temporarily and notify your doctor. He may decide to change your dosage schedule or discontinue the medicine.

REFILLS
All refills must be ordered by your doctor, either in the ‘first prescription or later. Only the pharmacy that originally filled this prescription can refill it. If you go elsewhere, you must have a new prescription. Call the pharmacist and order your refill by number; it can be ready when you go to pick it up. Use one pharmacy for the whole family if you can. That way a complete record of all your drugs can be kept and the pharmacist can communicate effectively with your doctor.

OVERDOSAGE: WHAT TO DO
CALL THE DOCTOR OR
FOR HELP OR AN AMBULANCE. Then give FIRST AID!
The patient is unconscious or very drowsy: (a) Not breathing: Try mouth-to-mouth breathing.
(b) No heart beat: Use cardiac massage if you know
how; hit the breast-bone hard with your fist.
(c) Don’t try to make him vornit. (d) If you can’t get
help, take the patient to the nearest qualified
Emergency facility.
The patient is alert: (a) Give milk (undiluted evaporated milk is best), (b) Try to induce vomiting with Syrup of Ipecac” if available; otherwise push your finger far back in his throat. Try to save the vomit for tests. Next, give Activated Charcoal.’ (c) If no professional help can be found, don’t wait. Take the patient to the nearest Emergency facility.
ALWAYS BRING ANY REMAINING MEDICINE AND EMPTY BOTTLES!

YOUR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Until you experience how this medicine affects you, don’t drive a car or other

“Syrup of IpecaC and Activated Charcoal with instructions should be in every household for treatment of medication accidents. Ask your doctor lor them.

Please post this information sheet in a conspicuous place close to where you store the medicine so you will see it frequently and can refer to it easily. To avoid future confusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.