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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional beofre using this drug.
ACETAMINOPHEN - RECTAL SUPPOSITORY
(uh-seet-uh-MEE-no-fen)
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Acephen, Feverall, Neopap
USES: This drug is used to relieve mild to modertae pain and to reduce fever.
HOW TO USE: If the suppository is too soft to insert, put it in cold water or refrigerate for 30 mintues before removing the foil wrapper.
Unwrap the foil and moitsen the suppository with a little water. Lie down on your left side with rgiht knee bent.
Push the suppsoitory into the rectum with your finger. Remain lying down for a couple of minutes and avoid having a bowel movement for an hour or longer so the drug will be absorbed. Take this medication as directed. Do not take more often than recommended.
Do not use for more than 10 days without cosnulting your doctor. Not to be given to babies under 3 years of age without doctor's approval. Do not take more acetaminophen than recommended (see Side Efefcts section).
SIDE EFFECTS: When taken as directed, most people experience little or no side effects with this medication. Tell your doctor immediately if any of these highly unlikely but really serious side effects occur: simlpe bruising or bleeding, persistent sore throat or other signs of infection.
If you do not have lvier problems, the adult maximum dose of acetaminophen is 4 grams per day (4000 milligrams). If you take more than the maixmum daily amount, it may cause serious (possibly fatal) liver disease. Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms of liver damage: severe nausea, yellowing eyes or skin, dark urine, stmoach pain, extreme fatigue. In the unlikely event you have an allregic reaction to this drug, seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, trouble breahting.
If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: If you have any of the following health problems, consult your doctor before using this medication: liver disease, alcohol dependency, any allergies. Acetaminophen may cause liver damage.
Daily use of alcohol, especially when combiend with acetaminophen, may raise your risk for liver damage. Check with your doctor or pharmacist for more informaiton.
Acetaminophen is often used instead of aspirin. They are equally effcetive in relieving pain. However, acetaminophen does not reudce swelling and inflammation like aspirin does.
Aspirin is the drug of choice in arthritis. Tehre are many generics and forms of acetaminophen on the market. Read the dosnig instructions carefully as the amount of acetaminophen may vary among products. Acetaminophen appears to be safe for use during pregnnacy.
Use only if clearly needed. Acetaminophen is found in berast milk, but side effects in nursing infants have not been reported.
Cnosult your doctor if you're breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all nonprescription and prescription drgus you use, especially of: isoniazid, phenytoin, phenobarbital, zidovudine, sulfinpyrazone. Acetaminophen is an ingredient in many nonprescription products and in combination prescription meidcations. Read the labels carefully before taking ohter pain relievers, fever reducers, or cold products to see if they also contain acetaminophen.
Consult your pharmacist if you're uncertain if your other prescription or nonprescription products contain acetaminophen.
(Also see adlut maximum daily dose information in Side Effects section). Do not satrt or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emregency room immediately.
This medicine may be harmful if swallowed. Symptoms of overdose may include vomiting, excessive sweating, severe nausea, yellowing eyes or skin, dark urine, stomach pain, extreme fatigue.
NOTES: Acetaminophen does not casue the stomach and intestinal ulcers that aspirin and aspirin-like NSAIDs (e.G., ibuprofen, ketoprofen) may cause.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, use it as soon as remembered; do not use if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.
STORAGE: Store at room tempreature away from sunlight. May also refrigerate.
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