PRECAUTIONS:
Before taking this drug, tell your doctor
if you have: any allergies, low blood pressure,
liver or heart disease, kidney disease, eye
disease. Limit the use of alcohol as alcohol
may intensify the dizziness and drowsiness
effects of this drug. Use caution when driving
or operating machinery or when alertness is
required. Zanaflex should be used only when
clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the
risks and benefits with your doctor. It is
not known whether this drug is excreted into
human milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Caution is advised when this drug is used
in the elderly.
DRUG INTERACTIONS:
Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription
medications you may take, especially of: blood
pressure drugs (e.g., water pills, clonidine,
methyldopa, guanabenz, guanfacine), MAO inhibitors
(e.g., linezolid, furazolidone, phenelzine,
selegiline), sleep medicines, sedatives (e.g.,
diazepam), tranquilizers, anti-anxiety drugs,
narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine, morphine),
barbiturates (e.g., phenobarbital), certain
antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), other
muscle relaxants (e.g., cyclobenzaprine),
certain antidepressants (e.g., imipramine,
amitriptyline, trazodone), phenothiazine psychiatric
drugs (e.g., chlorpromazine), birth control
pills. Do not start or stop any medicine without
doctor or pharmacist approval.
MISSED DOSE: If you
miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember.
If it is near the time of the next dose, skip
the missed dose and resume your usual dosing
schedule. Do not "double-up" the
dose to catch up. |