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- $Subject{Epromate Major Equagesic Wyeth Equazine M Rugby Mepro-analgesic
- United Research Meprobamate Compound Interstate Mepro Schein Meprogese Geneva
- Generics Meprogesic Q Micrainin Wallace Sedative analgesic meprobamate aspirin
- tension headaches pain muscles joints tension anxiety central nervous system
- brain spinal cord depressant}
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- Copyright (C) 1993 Publications International, Ltd.
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- meprobamate and aspirin combination
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- BRAND NAMES (Manufacturers)
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- aspirin and meprobamate combination (various manufacturers)
- Epromate (Major)
- Equagesic (Wyeth)
- Equazine M (Rugby)
- Mepro-analgesic (United Research)
- Meprobamate Compound (Interstate)
- Mepro Compound (Schein)
- Meprogese (Geneva Generics)
- Meprogesic Q (various manufacturers)
- Micrainin (Wallace)
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- TYPE OF DRUG
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- Sedative and analgesic
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- INGREDIENTS
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- meprobamate and aspirin
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- DOSAGE FORM
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- Tablets (200 mg meprobamate and 325 mg aspirin)
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- STORAGE
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- Meprobamate and aspirin combination tablets should be stored at room
- temperature in a tightly closed, light-resistant container. Moisture can
- cause aspirin to decompose.
-
- USES
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- Meprobamate and aspirin combination is used to relieve tension headaches
- and pain in muscles or joints associated with tension or anxiety. It is
- unclear exactly how meprobamate works to relieve anxiety and tension, but it
- appears to be a central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) depressant.
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- TREATMENT
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- In order to avoid stomach irritation, you can take meprobamate and
- aspirin combination with food or with a full glass of water or milk (unless
- your doctor directs otherwise).
- If you are taking this medication on a regular schedule and you miss a
- dose, take the missed dose as soon as possible, unless it is almost time for
- the next dose. In that case, do not take the missed dose at all; just return
- to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double the next dose.
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- SIDE EFFECTS
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- Minor.
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- Abdominal pain, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, fatigue,
- headache, light-headedness, nausea, vomiting, or weakness. These side effects
- should disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
- If you feel dizzy or light-headed, sit or lie down for a while; get up
- slowly from a sitting or reclining position, and be careful on stairs.
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- Major.
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- Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or
- particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about
- blurred vision, buzzing in the ears, chest tightness, clumsiness, confusion,
- convulsions, difficult or painful urination, fainting, false sense of
- well-being, fever, headache, loss of coordination, mental depression,
- nightmares, numbness or tingling, palpitations, rapid weight gain, shortness
- of breath, skin rash, slurred speech, sore throat, unusual bleeding or
- bruising, or unusual weakness.
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- INTERACTIONS
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- This medicine interacts with other types of drugs:
- 1. Concurrent use of meprobamate with other central nervous system
- depressants (such as alcohol, antihistamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepine
- tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, narcotics, pain medications, phenothiazine
- tranquilizers, and sleeping medications) or with tricyclic antidepressants may
- cause extreme drowsiness.
- 2. Aspirin can increase the effects of blood thinners, such as warfarin,
- thereby leading to a possible increase in bleeding complications.
- 3. The antigout effects of probenecid and sulfinpyrazone may be blocked
- by aspirin.
- 4. Aspirin can increase the gastrointestinal side effects of
- anti-inflammatory medications, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,
- alcohol, phenylbutazone, and adrenocorticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines).
- 5. Ammonium chloride, methionine, and furosemide can increase the side
- effects of aspirin; and acetazolamide, methazolamide, antacids, and
- phenobarbital can decrease the effectiveness of aspirin.
- 6. Aspirin can increase the side effects of methotrexate, penicillin,
- thyroid hormone, phenytoin, sulfinpyrazone, naproxen, valproic acid, insulin,
- and oral antidiabetic medicines.
- 7. It can decrease the effects of spironolactone.
- BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications you are currently
- taking, especially those listed above.
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- WARNINGS
-
- * Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to
- any medications, especially to meprobamate, carbromal, carisoprodol,
- mebutamate, tybamate, aspirin, methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen),
- diclofenac, diflunisal, fenoprofen, flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, indomethacin,
- ketoprofen, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, naproxen, piroxicam, sulindac, or
- tolmetin.
- * Before starting to take meprobamate and aspirin combination, be sure to
- tell your doctor if you have a history of drug abuse or if you now have or
- have ever had asthma, bleeding disorders, congestive heart failure, diabetes,
- epilepsy, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, gout,
- hemophilia, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, nasal polyps,
- peptic ulcers, porphyria, or thyroid disease.
- * Before having surgery or any other medical or dental treatment, be sure
- to tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking aspirin. Treatment with
- aspirin is usually discontinued five to seven days before surgery, to prevent
- bleeding complications.
- * If this drug makes you dizzy or drowsy, avoid taking part in any
- activity that requires alertness, such as driving a car or operating
- potentially dangerous machinery.
- * The use of aspirin in children (about 16 years of age or less) with the
- flu or chicken pox has been associated with a rare, life-threatening condition
- called Reye's syndrome. Aspirin-containing products should, therefore, not be
- given to children with signs of infection.
- * Diabetic patients should know that large doses of aspirin (greater than
- eight 325-mg tablets per day) can cause erroneous readings on urine glucose
- tests. Diabetics should, therefore, check with their doctor before changing
- their insulin dosage while they are taking this medication.
- * Meprobamate is a potentially habit-forming medication. It should,
- therefore, be used with caution. If this drug is being used for several
- months, tolerance to it may develop. Do not stop taking the drug unless you
- first consult your doctor. A withdrawal reaction could result from stopping
- this medication abruptly. Your doctor may, therefore, want to reduce your
- dosage of the medication gradually.
- * Because meprobamate and aspirin combination contains aspirin,
- additional medications that contain aspirin should not be administered without
- your doctor's approval. Check the labels on any over-the-counter
- (nonprescription) pain, sinus, allergy, asthma, cough, and cold products you
- might be taking to see if they contain aspirin.
- * Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Meprobamate can cause
- birth defects if taken during the first three months of pregnancy. In
- addition, large doses of aspirin taken close to term may prolong labor and may
- cause bleeding complications in the mother and heart problems in the infant.
- Also, tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. Both meprobamate
- and aspirin pass into breast milk.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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