How Ultracet should be taken.
Take Ultracet tablets orally. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Swallow the tablets with a drink of water. If Ultracet upsets your stomach, take it with food or milk. Do not take more than 2 tablets at a time or more than 8 tablets per day. Higher doses may cause severe side effects, do not take more medication than your prescriber has instructed.
Precautions or Warnings for Ultracet
DO NOT TAKE Ultracet IF YOU HAVE HAD SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION to codeine. A severe allergic reaction includes a severe rash, hives, breathing difficulties, or dizziness. IF YOU EXPERIENCE difficulty breathing, tightness of chest, swelling of eyelids, face or lips or if you develop a rash or hives, tell your physician immediately. Do not take any more doses of Ultracet unless your physician tells you to do so. DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSE or take Ultracet for longer than prescribed. Ultracet MAY BE HABIT FORMING. Use caution driving or operating machinery. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL while taking Ultracet. DO NOT TAKE other products containing acetaminophen (check labels closely) while you are taking Ultracet. IF DIZZINESS OCCURS, sit or stand up slowly. BEFORE YOU HAVE ANY MEDICAL OR DENTAL TREATMENTS, EMERGENCY CARE, OR SURGERY, tell the physician that you are taking Ultracet. IF YOU EXPERIENCE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS (nervousness, sweating, nausea, diarrhea, tremor, trouble sleeping), check with your physician.
Discuss with your physician is you are planning on getting pregnant. Ultracet IS EXCRETED IN BREAST MILK. DO NOT BREAST-FEED while taking Ultracet.
What to do if you miss a dose of Ultracet
If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
Side effects that may be possible for Ultracet
Side effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional as soon as possible:
Rare or uncommon: changes in vision; difficulty breathing, shortness of breath; fast or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that are not really there); not passing urine as often as usual; redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth; skin rash, itching; seizures (convulsions); yellow tint to your skin or whites of your eyes.
More common: anxiety, agitation; vomiting.
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your prescriber or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome); constipation or diarrhea; difficulty sleeping; dizziness, drowsiness; dry mouth; false sense of well being, feeling of unreality, mood changes; headache; indigestion; itching; nausea; sweating or flushing.
How to store Ultracet
Keep out of reach of children in a container that small children cannot open.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw away any unused medication after the expiration date.
What to do when overdosing on Ultracet
Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms of a Ultracet overdose include nausea; vomiting; sweating; difficulty breathing; shallow, weak breathing; and seizures.
Other information on Ultracet
Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardous activities. Ultracet may cause dizziness or drowsiness. If you experience dizziness or drowsiness, avoid these activities.
Do not take other prescription or over-the-counter medications that contain acetaminophen (Tylenol, pain relievers, cold and flu medications, others) during treatment with Ultracet. Taking too much acetaminophen may be harmful.
Avoid sleeping pills, tranquilizers, sedatives and antihistamines except under the supervision of your physician. Ultracet may cause drowsiness and these agents may worsen this effect.
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