Drug
Uses
Soma is a
muscle relaxant
used to
relieve the pain and stiffness of muscle spasms and discomfort due to
strain and sprain.
How
Taken
Soma is
taken orally. The usual adult
dosage
of soma is one 350 mg tablet, three times
daily and at bedtime. Usage
in patients under age 12 is not recommended. It is recommended that you
take Soma with food, or with milk, to
minimize the likelihood that you
will suffer an upset stomach as a result of taking the medication.
Warnings/Precautions
Do not take Soma
if you have acute
intermittent porphyria. Before taking Soma,
tell your doctor if you
have kidney or liver disease. You may need a lower dose or special
monitoring during your therapy. It is not known whether Soma will harm
an unborn baby. Do not take Soma without first talking to your doctor
if you are pregnant. It is also not known whether Soma passes into
breast milk. Do not take Soma without
first talking to your doctor if
you are breast-feeding a baby. Soma is
not approved for use in children
younger than 12 years of age.
Missed
Dose
If you miss a Soma dose,
take it as
soon as
remembered if it is within an hour or so. If you do not remember until
later, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do
not \'double-up\' the Soma dose to catch
up.
Possible
Side Effects
Soma may cause dizziness, vertigo,
ataxia,
tremor, agitation, irritability, headache, depressive reactions,
syncope, and insomnia. Allergic or idiosyncratic reactions occasionally
develop. They are usually seen within the period of the first to fourth
dose in patients having had no previous contact with the drug. Skin
rash, erythema multiforme, pruritus, eosinophilia, and fixed drug
eruption with cross reaction to meprobamate have been reported with
Soma. Severe
reactions have been manifested by asthmatic episodes,
fever, weakness, dizziness, angioneurotic edema, smarting eyes,
hypotension, and anaphylactoid shock.
Storage
Store at controlled room temperature
15°-30°C (59°-86°F). Dispense in a
tight container.
Overdose
Seek emergency medical attention.
Symptoms
of a Soma overdose include low blood
pressure (weakness, fainting,
confusion), decreased breathing, and unconsciousness.
More
Information
Use caution when driving, operating
machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Soma
may cause
dizziness or drowsiness. If you experience dizziness or drowsiness,
avoid these activities. Use alcohol cautiously. Alcohol may increase
drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking Soma.
Disclaimer
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covers all uses, directions, drug interactions, precautions, or adverse
effects of your medication. This is only general information, and
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Carisoprodol
Soma, Vanadom
That do I need to know about
Carisoprodol?
• Necessity to observe caution at driving,
management an
industrial equipment or at implementation of other risky
job.Carisoprodol can cause dizziness or somnolence. If you test the
similar state, will hold back from dangerous activity.
• It is necessary to observe a carefulness at the
use of
alcohol. An alcohol can strengthen a somnolence and dizziness,
caused
Carisoprodol.
What
Carisoprodol?
• Carisoprodol is muscul relaksant. His action is
conditioned
blocking of nervous impulses (or pain feelings), sent in a cerebrum.
•
Soma is used along with rest and physiotherapy for
treatment of wounds and other myshechnykh damages.
•
Carisoprodol can be used for other aims, not
mentioned in this guidance.
Contra-indications
• Not
accept Carisoprodol,
if for you sharp
intermittiruyuschaya porfiriya.
• Before to begin the reception of preparation will
reveal
to the doctor, if suffer from the diseases of liver or buds. The
reduced dose of preparation or special supervision can be required you
during the course of treatment.
• Unknown, whether preparation is capable to cause
harm a
fruit. Not accept
Carisoprodol, not consulting by a doctor, if you are
pregnant.
• Unknown, whetherCarisoprodol can to get to
pectoral milk.
If you are a feeding mother, not accept preparation without
consultation with a doctor.
•
Carisoprodol does not recommend to give children younger
there are 12 years.
Method of application
•
Accept Carisoprodol
in exact accordance with
recommendations of doctor. For clarification of testimonies to
application will appeal to the doctor or druggist.
• It is necessary to wash down every dose the
tumblerful of water.
• Maximal day's dose of
Carisoprodola
does not make
1,400 mgs (4 pills).
• KeepingCarisoprodol is necessary at a room
temperature in a dry cool place.
That will be, if I will skip the reception of preparation?
• Accept medicine, as soon as will remember. In case
if time
of next reception of preparation approaches already, it is not needed
to accept the skipped dose. It is necessary to wait next reception of
preparation. Not accept the double dose of medicine. Endeavour to
accept preparation from 4th a sentinel interval.
That will happen in the case of overdose of preparation?
• Immediately will appeal to the doctor.
• Low bloody pressure (weakness, fatigue, entangled
of
consciousness), weak breathing and loss of consciousness, behave to the
symptoms of overdose ofCarisoprodola.
Precautionary measures
• Necessity to observe caution at driving,
management an
industrial equipment or at implementation of other risky
job.
soma can cause dizziness or
somnolence. If you test the
similar state, will hold back from dangerous activity.
• It is necessary to observe a carefulness at the
use of
alcohol. An alcohol can strengthen a somnolence and dizziness,
caused Carisoprodol.
Are the possible side actions of
Carisoprodol
which?
• Immediately will halt the reception of preparation
and
will appeal to the doctor, if you test the followings serious side
effects:
it is an allergic reaction (breathing
laboured;
narrowing of respiratory tracts; edema of lips, language, person; or
pour);
it is a paralysis (thermoanaesthesia) or
extreme weakness;
it is a loss of eyesight; or
it is anxious excitation or tremor.
• Rather can arise up other, less serious side
influences.
Continue the reception of preparation and reveal to the doctor, if for
you
it is a somnolence or dizziness;
it is head pain;
it is depression;
it is blear sight;
it is insomnia; or
it is a hiccup.
• There can be other side effects, not izlozhennye
in this
guidance. About any unusual side actions, in particular case those,
that cause your anxiety, it is necessary to reveal to the doctor.
Co-operating of
Carisoprodol with other
preparations
• Many medications can strengthen the action
of
Carisoprodol, that can cause a strong
sedativnyy effect. Before to
begin the course of treatment, will reveal to the doctor, if you accept
some from the transferred preparations:
are antihistaminic preparations, such as
bromfeniramin (Dimetane, Bromfed, others), khlorfeniramin
(Chlor-Trimeton, Teldrin, other), azatadin (Optimine), klemastin
(Tavist) and many other;
are drugs facilities (anaesthetic),
such as
meperidin (Demerol), morfin (MS Contin, MSIR, other), propoksifen
(Darvon, Darvocet), girokodon (Lorcet, Vicodin), oksikodon (Percocet,
Percodan), fentanil (Duragesic) and codeine (Fiorinal, Fioricet,
Tylenol No.3, other);
are sedativnye preparations, such as a
phenobarbital
(Solfoton, Luminal), amobarbital (Amytal) and sekobarbital (Seconal);
• fenotiaziny, such as
khlorpromazin
(Thorazine), flufenazin (Prolixin), mezoridazin (Serentil), perfenazin
(Trilafon), prokhlorpemazin (Compazine), tioridazin (Mellaril) and
trifluoperazin (Stelazine); or
are antidepressants, such as doksepin
(Sinequan),
imipramin (Tofranil), nortriptilin (Pamelor), fluoksetin (Prozac),
paroksetin (Paxil), sertralin (Zoloft), fenelzin (Nardil) and
traniltsipromin (Parnate).
•
Carisoprodol can co-operate
with other preparations, not
mentioned in this guidance. At the reception of other
prescribed
preparations, and also medications, sold without a recipe, it is
necessary to be consulted with a doctor.
Soma (carisoprodol)
Soma, Vanadom
That do I need to know about
Carisoprodol?
• Necessity to observe caution at driving,
management an
industrial equipment or at implementation of other risky
job.
Carisoprodol can cause dizziness or
somnolence. If you test the
similar state, will hold back from dangerous activity.
• It is necessary to observe a carefulness at the
use of
alcohol. An alcohol can strengthen a somnolence and dizziness,
causedCarisoprodolom.
•
Soma can co-operate with other
preparations, not
mentioned in this guidance. At the reception of other
prescribed
preparations, and also medications, sold without a recipe, it is
necessary to be consulted with a doctor.
