Ibuprofen, Pseudoephedrine, and Chlorpheniramine

Name: Ibuprofen, Pseudoephedrine, and Chlorpheniramine

Uses of Ibuprofen, Pseudoephedrine, and Chlorpheniramine

  • It is used to treat nose stuffiness.
  • It is used to ease pain and fever.
  • It is used to ease allergy signs.

What do I need to tell my doctor BEFORE I take Ibuprofen, Pseudoephedrine, and Chlorpheniramine?

  • If you have an allergy to ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, chlorpheniramine, or any other part of ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine.
  • If you are allergic to any drugs like this one, any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had, like rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
  • If you have taken certain drugs used for low mood (depression) like isocarboxazid, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine or drugs used for Parkinson's disease like selegiline or rasagiline in the last 14 days. Taking this medicine within 14 days of those drugs can cause very bad high blood pressure.
  • If you are more than 24 weeks pregnant.
  • If you are taking any other NSAID.

This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take this medicine with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.

What are some things I need to know or do while I take Ibuprofen, Pseudoephedrine, and Chlorpheniramine?

  • Tell all of your health care providers that you take ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
  • Do not take more than what your doctor told you to take. Taking more than you are told may raise your chance of very bad side effects.
  • Do not take this medicine for longer than you were told by your doctor.
  • Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine affects you.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine.
  • Talk with your doctor before you use other drugs and natural products that slow your actions.
  • This medicine may raise the chance of heart and blood vessel side effects like heart attack and stroke. If these happen, they can be deadly. The risk of these side effects may be greater if you have heart disease or risks for heart disease. However, the risk may also be raised in people who do not have heart disease or risks for heart disease. The risk of these health problems can happen as soon as the first weeks of using ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine and may be greater with higher doses or with long-term use. Do not use this medicine right before or after bypass heart surgery.
  • This medicine may raise the chance of very bad and sometimes deadly stomach or bowel side effects like ulcers or bleeding. The risk is greater in older people. The risk is also greater in people who have had stomach or bowel ulcers or bleeding before. These problems may occur without warning signs. Talk with the doctor.
  • You may bleed more easily. Be careful and avoid injury. Use a soft toothbrush and an electric razor.
  • The chance of heart failure is raised with the use of drugs like this one. In people who already have heart failure, the chance of heart attack, having to go to the hospital for heart failure, and death is raised. Talk with the doctor.
  • The chance of heart attack and heart-related death is raised in people taking drugs like this one after a recent heart attack. People taking drugs like this one after a first heart attack were also more likely to die in the year after the heart attack compared with people not taking drugs like this one. Talk with the doctor.
  • If you are taking aspirin to help prevent a heart attack, talk with your doctor.
  • If you are 65 or older, use ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, and chlorpheniramine with care. You could have more side effects.
  • Use with care in children. Talk with the doctor.
  • Do not give to a child younger than 12 years of age.
  • This medicine may cause harm to the unborn baby if you take it while you are pregnant.
  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.
  • Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

If OVERDOSE is suspected

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

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