Drugs and medicine.

OXAINE M (Oxethazaine in aluminum gel with magnesium hydroxide) Oxaine M is a trade name of.a mixture of the components Jisted above. It is used as an aniacid for the treatment of several human problems. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Unless otherwise directed, this medicine should be taken 15 minutes before meals and at bedtime. Take undiluted or with a sip of water.
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, slop taking it and contact your doctor for further instructions.

PRECAUTIONS
Using medicines together may some-
limes cause unfavorable reactions. So
tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy without prescription).
You should not take any antacid containing magnesium if you have a serious kidney disorder. If your diet already is low in phosphorus, aluminum hydroxide may cause a phosphorus deficiency.
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Oxaine M.
If you are already taking other medicine, Oxaine M may absorb it and decrease its effectiveness. Therefore, you should space your dosage of other medicines at least an hour from the time you take Oxaine M. If you are taking any of the tetracycline group of antibiotics, you should not take Oxaine M at all.
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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.

Serious side effects with antacids are rare. It is ‘possible that Oxaine M may cause skin rash, diarrhea, constipation or nausea. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is 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
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.
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 & TREATMENT
It is very unlikely that this particular medication would be threatening to your life. Nevertheless, if someone accidentally or purposefully takes an amount greatly exceeding the dosage prescribed, call your doctor or the nearest Poison Control Center or hospital emergency room to request specific instructions. Phone
numbers:

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 futureconlusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.

OTOBIOTIC (Neomycin sulfate, sodium propionate) Otobiotic is the trade name of a mixture of the ingredients listed above and liquids to facilitate their use. Neomycin is an antibiotic. In Otobiotic it is used to treat some infections in the outer canal of the ear.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not use any more or any less of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Lie on your side with the ear to be treated facing upward. Drop the drops into the affected ear. Be careful that you do not touch the tip of the dropper to material from the ear, your finger or any other possible source of contamination. This precaution is necessary to keep the medicine sterile. Lie quietly on your side for a minute or so after the drops are in. You may now gently place a cotton plug moistened with the medicine into the ear opening, leaving a generous portion hanging out so that you can remove it easily in a little while. If the cotton plug is to stay in for a long time, be sure to moisten it frequently with Otobiotic.
Use all the medicine prescribed, even if you feel much better before you have used all of it. If you have an adverse reaction, slop using the medicine and contact your doctor.

these symptoms should develop to an uncom- , fortable degree or if you think that the medicine is bothering you in some other way, stop using it te/nporarily and notify your doctor. He may decide to change the dosage schedule or discontinue the medicine.
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 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. Long-term use may encourage the growth of germs not susceptible to this medicine. Observe the expiration date on your prescription.
** 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.
It is possible that Otobiotic may cause stinging, burning, redness or discomfort in the ear. If any of

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 & TREATMENT
It is very unlikely that this particular medication would be threatening to your life. Nevertheless, if someone accidentally or purposefully takes an amount greatly exceeding the dosage prescribed, call your doctor or the nearest Poison Control Center or hospital emergency room to request specific instructions. Phone
numbers:

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.

OTRIVIN NASAL SPRAY & DROPS (Xylometazoline HCI).

INSTRUCTIONS
Otrivin is the trade name of xylometaz-oline. It is used for the-treatment of nasal congestion.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not give this medicine to children under 12 years of age (a different form of Otrivin is made for them). The nasal spray should not be shaken. Tilt your head slightly forward and hold the tube vertically (spray end up) so that the solution is delivered as a fine spray and the recommended dosage is not exceeded. To help prevent contamination from nasal secretions, rinse the dropper or the tip of the nasal spray tube in hot water after each use. No more than one person should use the same dropper bottle or nasal spray. Do not use for longer than four days without special instructions.
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 some-
times cause unfavorable reactions. So
tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy with out prescription).
You should not take monamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (used as antidepressants) while using Otrivin.
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you have coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, a thyroid disorder, diabetes, or if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start using Otrivin.
Medicines used as decongestants may produce “tolerance” and “rebound. Tolerance means that more and more medicine is required to produce the same results. Rebound means that symptoms may recur or get worse when you stop taking the medicine.

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 Otrivin seemed to

cause nasal burning, stinging, sneezing, dryness, headache, drowsiness, weakness, tremors, light-headedness, sleeplessness or heart palpitations. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is 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 —f!ush down the toilet, for example.

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 & TREATMENT
It is very unlikely that this particular medication would be threatening to your life. Nevertheless, if someone accidentally or purposefully takes an amount greatly exceeding the dosage prescribed, call your doctor or the nearest Poison Control Center or hospital emergency room to request specific instructions. Phone
numbers:

Please post this information sheet in a conspicuous place close to where you store the medicine so you will see it frequently ana 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.

ORNADE (Chlorpheniramine maleate, phenylpropanolamine HCI) Ornade is a trade name of a mixture of the two ingredients listed above, an anti-histamine and a decongestant. It is used for the treatment of allergic conditions and the symptoms of minor infections of the upper respiratory tract and possibly a few other problems. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. You should increase your fluid intake when you take any antihistamine-decongestant.
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).
You should not take alcohol, sleeping aids, sedatives or tranquilizers while you take Ornade. Children should not take Ornade if they are younger than 6 years of age. Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you have glaucoma, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes or a thyroid disease, or if you are pregnant or think that you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Ornade.
Medicines used as decongestants may produce “tolerance” and “rebound.” Tolerance means that more and more medicine is required to produce the same results. Rebound means that symptoms may recur or get worse when you stop taking the medicine.
Overdosage may be especially hazardous to children.
** 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.
It is possible that Ornade may cause dizziness, drowsiness, restlessness, dry mouth, weakness,

•loss of appetite, nausea, headache, nervousness, frequency of urination, discomfort on urinating, double vision or skin rash. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is 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 moulh-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
he!p, 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 be in every household for trealment 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 frepuently and can refer to it easily. To avoid future confusion wit hot her medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.

ORNEX (Acetaminophen, phenylpropanolamine HCI)

INSTRUCTIONS
Ornex is the trade name of a mixture of acetaminophen, which acts to reduce fever and mild pain, and phenylpropanolamine, a decongestant. It is used for the treatment of the symptoms of minor infections of the upper respiratory tract and possibly a few other problems. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. You should increase your fluid intake when you take any decongestant.
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).
You should not take alcohol, hypnotics, sedatives or tranquilizers while you take Ornex. Children should not take Ornex if they are younger than 6 years of age. Acetaminophen is especially dangerous in young children. Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you have high blood pressure, liver or heart disease, diabetes or a thyroid disease, or if you are pregnant or think that you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Ornex.
It is possible that the ingredients in Ornex might cause liver or kidney damage or changes in your blood.
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.
Ornex may possibly cause drowsiness, mild stimulation leading to nervousness, restlessness, sleeplessness, lightheadedness, weakness, trem-ulousness, skin rash, fever, jaundice or heart palpitations. If you should develop any of these symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is 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.

REFILLS
All refills must be ordered by your doctor, either in the first prescription or later. Only the pharmacy that originalty 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.

OVERDO SAGE: 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.* fc) 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 J30TTLES!
“Syrup of Ipecac and Activated Chafcoal with instructions should be 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 confusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.