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Tussi-12d is a cough suppressant/decongestant/antihistamine combination used for the relief of cough due to the common cold, asthma, or bronchitis.
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tussi-12d
Uses
Tussi-12d is a cough suppressant/decongestant/antihistamine combination used for the relief of cough due to the common cold, asthma, or bronchitis.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 to 25 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
- Keep all medicines away from children and pets.
Overdose
- If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
- Symptoms of overdose may include nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, blurred vision, deep sleep, slowed breathing, irregular heartbeat, hot or cold skin, numbness or tingling in arms or legs, shaking, and seizures.
How To Use
- Take Tussi-12d by mouth usually twice daily as needed, or as directed by your doctor.
- Unless otherwise directed, drink plenty of fluids when you use Tussi-12d.
- The fluid will help loosen phlegm/mucus in your breathing passages.
Side Effects
- Drowsiness, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, trouble sleeping, and dryness of the nose and mouth may occur.
- If these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of these unlikely but serious side effects: difficulty urinating, mental/mood changes, fast/irregular heartbeat.
- An allergic reaction to Tussi-12d is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs.
- Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor your medical history, including: high blood pressure, heart or thyroid disease, diabetes, glaucoma (narrow angle), prostate conditions, allergies.
- Tussi-12d may make you dizzy or drowsy; use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness such as driving or using machinery.
- Limit alcoholic beverages.
- Caution is advised when using Tussi-12d in the elderly, since they may be more sensitive to medication side effects.
- Tussi-12d should not be used in newborns.
- Tussi-12d should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy.
- Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
- Tussi-12d may pass into breast milk.
- Breast-feeding while using Tussi-12d is not recommended.
- Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember.
- If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not double the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Before using Tussi-12d, tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription products you may use, especially of: methyldopa, guanethidine.
- Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegiline, tranylcypromine) within 2 weeks before or after treatment with Tussi-12d.
- Also report drugs that cause drowsiness such as: medicine for sleep (e.g., sedatives), tranquilizers, anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., diazepam), narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, tricyclics such as amitriptyline), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine), muscle relaxants, other antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine).
- Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and- cold products) because they may contain drowsiness-causing ingredients.
- Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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