Drugs and medicine.

SINEMET (Levodopa, Carbidopa)

INSTRUCTIONS
Sinemet is used to treat some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as tremor, rigidity, sluggish movements and disturbances when walking. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it should not be expected to cure Parkinsonism.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose than the prescription tells you to. It is better to take Sinemet with meals or with food because it will be less likely to cause stomach irritation or nausea.

PRECAUTIONS
Using medications together may sometimes cause unfavorable reactions. So tell your doctor about any medicine you are taking now (including drugs you buy without prescription). This is especially true if you take medicine to treat high blood pressure (such asrnethyldopa [Aldomet] reserpine,andpargyline); MAO inhibitor drugs used as anlidepressants; other drugs for Parkinsonism such as Artane, Cogentin, Kemadrin and others; Haloperidol; Papaverine; Phenothiazides; Pyridox-ine (Vitamin B(i—be sure that any vitamin preparation you take does not contain pyridoxine because it may stop the beneficial action of Sinemet). Tell your doctor if you have been taking Sinemet alone (not in combination with Carbidopa) as this will affect your dosage schedule.
Tell your physician, before you start taking Sinemet, if you have diabetes, epilepsy, high blood pressure, heart, lung, liver or kidney disease, peptic ulcers, melanoma, or if you plan to have surgery with a general anesthetic while you take Sinemet.

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 Sinemet may cause emotional depression, confusion, abnormal behavior, unusual movements of the head or other parts of the body, “indigestion” or other symptoms of peptic ulcer, intestinal bleeding that may be discovered by vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds or bowel movements that are black in color (some changes in the blood may be found only by laboratory blood tests in their early stages), fever, sore throat, skin discomfort, reduced appetite, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, heart

palpitations, difficulty in emptying your bladder, an odd taste in your mouth, offensive body odor and changes in sex drive. 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 direci 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-lo-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 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 andean 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.

PERIACTIN (CyproheptadineHCI)

INSTRUCTIONS
Periactin is a trade name of cyproheptadine HCI, an antihistamine. It is used for the treatment of certain allergic disorders 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 antihistamines.
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 lhal 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 without prescription).
You should not take alcohol, hypnotics, sedatives or tranquilizers while you are taking Periactin.
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. If you have glaucoma, peptic ulcer or bladder obstruction, or if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Periactin.
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 th’at do happen tend to disappear in time after you stop using the medicine or when your body adjusts to it.
It is possible that Periactin may cause dizziness, drowsiness, restlessness, dry mouth, weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, constipation, change in sexual function, 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, antihistamines, 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 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
Then
FOR HELP OR AN AMBULANCE.
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 be in every household (or 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 tutu re confusion with other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.

PANMYCIN (Tetracycline) Panmycm is a trade name of,tetracycline. Your own body’s defenses work with this medicine to fight infections. If you are allergic or hypersensitive to any tetracycline drugs, you should not take Panmycin.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not take a larger or smaller dose of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Food, milk, dairy products, antacids, laxatives and cathartics may all interfere with the absorption of Panmycin..So if the prescription suggests that you take the medicine “before meals” or “on an empty stomach,” this means that you should take it at least one hour before you eat a meal or wait two hours after eating. You may take it with a few crackers and water if taking it on an empty stomach causes discomfort.
Old tetracyclines are especially dangerous and should never be saved.
Take all the medicine prescribed, even if you feel much better before you have taken all of it. If you have an adverse reaction, slop using the medicine and contact your doctor.
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). Using any antibiotic of the tetracycline family during the last half of pregnancy or in infants or children younger than 8 years of age may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth (yellow, gray, brown). Do not give any of this prescription to anyone else. If you have kidney disease with decreased kidney function or if you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant, tell your doctor before you start taking Panmycin. Do not stay in bright sunlight more than you ‘have to.
** 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 Panmycin may cause loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, changes in your ability to see, inflammation of the tongue, sore throat, black hairy

tongue, vaginal discharge, itching of the genitals and anus, skin rashes, skin discoloration (espe-.cially after sun exposure), fever, joint pains and blood changes. If you should develop any 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
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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 at once, 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
numbers:
It is very unlikely that this particular medi-J cation 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

Please post this inlormation 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.

NUPERCAINAL (Dibucaine) Nupercainal is a trade name of Dibucaine. mixed with preservatives and provided in cream, ointment and suppository form. It is used for the treatment of pafn and itching associated with minor skin and anorectal disorders. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder.
Dibucaine is a potent, long-acting local anesthetic which can possibly be absorbed and cause either allergic or toxic reactions.
Follow the instructions on the prescription exactly. Do not use any more or any less of the medicine than the prescription tells you to. Use one suppository or apply a liberal amount of the ointment in the morning, at bedtime and, for anorectal problems, after each bowel movement. If you are using the suppository, unwrap it, moisten and gently insert into the rectum with your finger.
Notify your doctor if your condition persists or gets worse.
In many cases it will not be necessary or desirable for you to use 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 using 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 without prescription).
Do not use this medicine if you know you are allergic to any antihistamines or local anesthetics.
Do not give any of this medicine to anyone else. Keep it out of reach of children. Swallowing this medicine is hazardous to everyone, but particularly dangerous to children. In case of accidental swallowing, contact your doctor or a poison control center at once.
* *- POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Effective medicine may cause “side ef-
fects” 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.
If you should develop a skin rash or any new symptoms to an uncomfortable degree or think that the medicine is bothering you in any way, stop using it temporarily 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.

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 wit hot her medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.

GAVISCON (Alginic acid, aluminum hydroxide dried gel, magnesium trisilicate, sodium bicarbonate)

Gaviscon is a trade name of a mixture of the above listed components. It is used as an antacid for the treatment of several digestive problems. It is intended as an aid to reduce troublesome symptoms; it is not expected to cure any disorder. The tablets should be chewed, not swallowed whole.
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 your doctor directs otherwise, take Gaviscon between meals and at bedtime.
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 without prescription).
If you take Gaviscon at the same time you take another drug, Gaviscon may absorb it and decrease its effectiveness. So if you are taking other medicines, space your dosage at least an hour from the time you take Gaviscon. You should not take Gaviscon at all if you are taking any form of tetra-cycline antibiotic. You should not take antacids containing magnesium if you have a severe kidney disorder. If your diet is low in phosphorus, a phosphorus deficiency may result.
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 to take Gaviscon.
*** 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 Gaviscon may cause 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 yo.ur 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 future confusion witn other medicines, discard this sheet when you finish the course of treatment requiring the use of this drug.