Mex Side effects

• Side effects of Mex in details
• Mex contraindications
• Mex reviews

What are the possible side effects of Mex?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to Mex: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using Mex and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

• fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat;

• severe dizziness or anxiety;

• easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness, fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms; or

• dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, ringing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, trouble breathing, uneven heart rate, seizure).

Less serious Mex side effects may include:

• loss of appetite;

• warmth, tingling, or redness under your skin;

• feeling restless or excited (especially in children);

• sleep problems (insomnia); or

• skin rash or itching.

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 Mex in details

Applies to Mex: oral capsule, oral capsule extended release, oral capsule liquid filled, oral liquid, oral solution, oral suspension, oral syrup, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet extended release

In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by Mex (the active ingredient contained in Mex). In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.

Severity: Moderate

If any of the following side effects occur while taking Mex, check with your doctor or nurse as soon as possible:

Rare - more common with high doses

• Convulsions (seizures)
• hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there)
• irregular or slow heartbeat
• shortness of breath or troubled breathing

Symptoms of overdose:

• Convulsions (seizures)
• fast breathing
• hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there)
• increase in blood pressure
• irregular heartbeat (continuing)
• shortness of breath or troubled breathing (severe or continuing)
• slow or fast heartbeat (severe or continuing)
• unusual nervousness, restlessness, or excitement

Minor Side Effects

Some of the side effects that can occur with Mex may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Your health care professional may also be able to tell you about ways to reduce or prevent some of these side effects. If any of the following side effects continue, are bothersome or if you have any questions about them, check with your health care professional:

More common:

• Nervousness
• restlessness
• trouble in sleeping

Less common:

• Difficult or painful urination
• dizziness or light-headedness
• fast or pounding heartbeat
• headache
• increased sweating
• nausea or vomiting
• trembling
• unusual paleness
• weakness

What is the most important information I should know about Mex?

• Mex drops may cause dizziness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to Mex drops. Using Mex drops alone, with certain other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
• If your symptoms do not improve within 7 days or if you develop a high fever, check with your doctor.
• If you have trouble sleeping, ask your pharmacist or doctor about the best time to take Mex drops.
• Do not take diet or appetite control medicines while you are taking Mex drops.
• Mex drops contains Pseudoephedrine. Before you begin taking any new prescription or nonprescription medicine, read the ingredients to see if it also contains Pseudoephedrine. If it does or if you are uncertain, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
• Diabetes patients - Mex drops may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely and ask your doctor before adjusting the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Use Mex drops with caution in the ELDERLY because they may be more sensitive to its effects.
• Use Mex drops with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 2 years of age. Safety and effectiveness in this age group have not been confirmed.
• PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Mex drops during pregnancy. It is unknown if Mex drops is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Mex drops, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.

Mex contraindications

this medicine is contraindicated in individuals who have previously exhibited intolerance to it or to Mex or triprolidine.

this medicine is contraindicated in patients who are taking or have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors within the preceding two weeks. The concomitant use of Mex and this type of product may occasionally cause a rise in blood pressure.

this medicine is contraindicated in patients with severe hypertension or severe coronary artery disease.

The antibacterial agent furazolidone, is known to cause a dose-related inhibition of monoamine oxidase. Although there are no reports of hypertensive crises caused by the concurrent administration of Multi-Action ACTIFED Tablets and furazolidone they should not be taken together.

References

1. DailyMed. "PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE: 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).
2. European Chemicals Agency - ECHA. "Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride: The information provided here is aggregated from the "Notified classification and labelling" from ECHA's C&L Inventory. ". https://echa.europa.eu/information-o... (accessed September 17, 2018).
3. HSDB. "PSEUDOEPHEDRINE". https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/s... (accessed September 17, 2018).

Reviews

The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Mex are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Mex. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.

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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology