What are the possible side effects of Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
In rare cases, Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) may cause a severe skin reaction that can be fatal. This could occur even if you have taken Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) in the past and had no reaction. Stop taking Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling. If you have this type of reaction, you should never again take any medicine that contains Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache).
Stop using Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache and call your doctor at once if you have:
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severe anxiety, agitation, confusion, panic;
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easy bruising or bleeding;
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a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
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if you feel very thirsty or hot, are unable to urinate, and have heavy sweating or hot and dry skin;
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symptoms of stomach bleeding--bloody or tarry stools, coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds;
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high potassium--slow heart rate, weak pulse, muscle weakness, tingly feeling; or
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liver problems--nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Common Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache side effects may include:
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upset stomach, heartburn;
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depressed mood, feeling anxious or restless; or
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sleep problems (insomnia).
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Side effects of Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache in details
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
weakness or fainting;
black, bloody, or tarry stools;
coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds;
severe nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain;
redness or swelling;
low fever with nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
fever lasting longer than 3 days;
pain lasting longer than 10 days; or
hearing problems, ringing in your ears.
Less serious side effects may include:
upset stomach, heartburn;
feeling nervous or excited; or
sleep problems (insomnia).
What is the most important information I should know about Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache?
- Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache contains Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache). Do not take additional Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) for pain or fever without checking with your doctor or pharmacist. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about which medicines contain Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache).
- Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) may cause liver damage. If you drink 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, do not take Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache without first discussing it with your doctor. Alcohol use combined with Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) may increase your risk for liver damage.
- A very bad skin reaction (Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis) may happen. It can cause very bad health problems that may not go away and sometimes death. Get medical help right away if you have signs like red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin (with or without fever); red or irritated eyes; or sores in your mouth, throat, nose, or eyes.
- Adults should not take more than a total of 4 grams (4,000 mg) of Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) per day (3 grams [3,000 mg] if you have liver disease). Maximum dosage in children varies according to weight.
- Avoid large amounts of Caffeine (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache)-containing foods and beverages, such as coffee, tea, cocoa, cola drinks, and chocolate.
- Stop using Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache and ask your doctor if pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days, if fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days, or if new symptoms occur or redness or swelling is present.
- Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache may cause false results with some in-home test kits for blood cholesterol. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache and need to check your blood cholesterol at home.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you plan on becoming pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache during pregnancy. Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.
Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache contraindications
This medicaion should not be given to a child or teenager who has a fever, especially if the child also has flu symptoms or chicken pox. Aspirin in this medicine can cause a serious and sometimes fatal condition called Reye’s syndrome in children. You should not use this if you are allergic to Acetaminophen (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache) (Tylenol), aspirin, or Caffeine (Bayer Select Maximum Strength Headache), or if you have:
a recent history of stomach or intestinal bleeding;
liver disease;
asthma or severe allergic reaction caused by taking aspirin or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), especially "aspirin triad syndrome"; or
if you are allergic to an NSAID such as Advil, Motrin, Aleve, Orudis, Indocin, Lodine, Voltaren, Toradol, Mobic, Relafen, Feldene, and others.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to take this medicine if you have:
asthma or seasonal allergies;
fever with a stiff neck;
a stomach ulcer, heartburn, or stomach pain;
a bleeding or blood clotting disorder such as hemophilia;
diabetes; or
gout.
References
- DailyMed. "CAFFEINE; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- DailyMed. "ACETAMINOPHEN; ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- DTP/NCI. "caffeine: The NCI Development Therapeutics Program (DTP) provides services and resources to the academic and private-sector research communities worldwide to facilitate the discovery and development of new cancer therapeutic agents.". https://dtp.cancer.gov/dtpstandard/s... (accessed September 17, 2018).
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