Prialt
PATIENT INFORMATION
Patients should be cautioned against engaging in hazardous activity requiring complete mental alertness or motor coordination such as operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle during treatment with PRIALT Patients should also be cautioned about possible combined effects with other CNS-depressant drugs. Dosage adjustments may be necessary when PRIALT is administered with such agents because of the potentially additive effects. The physician should be contacted if the patient experiences new or worsening muscle pain, soreness, weakness with or without darkened urine.
PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY IF THE PATIENT HAS
- A change in mental status (e.g., lethargy, confusion, disorientation, decreased alertness)
- A change in mood, perception (hallucinations, including unusual tactile sensations in the oral cavity)
- Symptoms of depression or suicidal ideation
- Nausea, vomiting, seizures, fever, headache, and/or stiff neck, as these may be symptoms of developing meningitis
Generic Name: Ziconotide
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