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To help your doctor and pharmacist give you the best care, be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products) before starting treatment with this product. While using this product, do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any other medicines you are using without your doctor's approval.

Some products that may interact with this drug include: acetazolamide, mifepristone, ketorolac, other drugs that can cause bleeding/bruising (including antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, "blood thinners" such as warfarin, SSRI antidepressants such as fluoxetine/sertraline, herbal products such as ginkgo biloba), corticosteroids (such as prednisone), bisphosphonates taken by mouth (such as alendronate), anti-seizure drugs (such as phenytoin, valproic acid), "water pills" (diuretics such as furosemide, spironolactone), pemetrexed, methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine.

If your child/adolescent is using this product, consult your doctor if they have recently received certain live vaccines (such as varicella vaccine, live flu vaccine).

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products that cause drowsiness, including alcohol, antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine), drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, and narcotic pain relievers (such as codeine).

Check the labels on all your medicines (such as cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that could cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist for more details.

Check all prescription and nonprescription medicine labels carefully since many medications also contain pain relievers known as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen). Using these medications with aspirin/meprobamate may increase the possibility of stomach bleeding/ulcers.

To prevent an overdose of aspirin, read the labels carefully before taking other pain relievers or cold products to make sure they do not contain aspirin.

This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including certain urine sugar tests), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US National Poison Hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: slurred speech, rapid or slow/shallow breathing, ringing in the ears, burning pain in the stomach/throat, confusion, fever.

NOTES: Do not share this medication with others. It is against the law.

Laboratory tests (such as blood counts, liver tests) may be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.

MISSED DOSE: Not applicable.

STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 68-77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets.

Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.

Information last revised October 2010 Copyright(c) 2010 First DataBank, Inc.