2. BEFORE YOU USE
Do not use <Invented name>
- if you are allergic (hypertensive) to xylometazoline or any of the other ingredients of the medicine.
- if you have had recent brain surgery through the nose or mouth.
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Take special care with <Invented name>
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine if you have:
- a tendency to hypersensitivity to sympathomimetics (drugs, such as adrenaline); <Invented name> may cause insomnia, dizziness, trembling, arrhythmia or increased blood pressure.
- cardiovascular disease (heart disease, high blood pressure)
- hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland)
- diabetes mellitus
- phaeochromocytoma (tumour in the medulla of the adrenal glands that produces hormones)
- prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate)
- inherited diseases caused by defective enzymes (porphyria)
- been receiving treatment with a drug for depression (MAO inhibitors)
- increased intra-ocular pressure (narrow angled glaucoma)
- a chronic cold with little or no secretion.
Mucous swelling (swelling of the inner lining of the nose) may recur in connection with stopping long-term treatment with xylometazoline. In order to prevent this, the treatment period should be kept as short as possible.
If you think that you have a bacterial infection, please consult with your doctor as an infection must be treated appropriately. This medicinal product should not be used by more than one person in order to prevent the risk of spreading infections
If any of the above applies to you, consult a doctor before using <Invented name>.
Using other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
It is not recommended to use this medicine together with certain antidepressants, such as:
- tri- or tetracyclic antidepressants
- MAO inhibitors (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) or if you have taken MAO inhibitores within the last two weeks.
Also, it is not recommended to use this medicine:
- in combination with anti-hypertensive medicaments (e.g. methyldopa) due to the potential hypertensive effects of xylometazoline
- with other medicaments with potential hypertensive effect (e.g. doxapram, ergotamine, oxytocin) as they can potentiate each others hypertensive effects.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Pregnant or breast-feeding women should consult their doctor before using this medicine.
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Pregnancy:
Please consult your doctor before using this medicine when you are pregnant. Only use this medicine when your doctor has determined that you can safely do so.
Breast-feeding:
It is unknown whether xylometazoline is excreted in human milk. Risk to the breast- feeding child cannot be excluded. A decision must be made whether to discontinue breast-feeding or to discontinue/abstain from using <Invented name>, taking into account the benefit of breast-feeding for the child and the benefit of therapy for you.
As overdosing may lead to a reduction of milk production the recommended dose of xylometazoline must not be exceeded during breast-feeding.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Driving and using machines
When taken properly, this medicine does not affect the ability to drive or operate machines, however if you feel drowsy or sleepy while using this medicine, you should not drive op operate machines.