What You Should Know About Taking Alka-Seltzer Plus Sinus-Allergy-Cgh oral when pregnant, nursing, o

What You Should Know About Taking Alka-Seltzer Plus Sinus-Allergy-Cgh oral when pregnant, nursing, or administering to children or adults over 60

What should I know regarding pregnancy, nursing and administering Alka-Seltzer Plus Sinus-Allergy-Cgh to children or the elderly?

If you are:

Pregnant:

Only When Necessary: EVIDENCE FOR MALFORMATIONS; CAN REDUCE UTERINE BLOOD FLOW CAUSING FETAL HYPOXIA

FDB Only When Necessary: COMPATIBLE PER BRIGGS;OVERWHELMING HUMAN AND ANIMAL DATA SUGGESTS COMPATIBILITY

Only When Necessary

Nursing:

No Known Risk: LOW LEVELS EXCRETED WITH LOW RISK FOR ADVERSE EFFECTS IN INFANT

Precaution: INSUFFICIENT DATA AVAILABLE; MOLECULAR WT LOW ENOUGH FOR POSSIBLE EXCRETION

Precaution: ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY LOW; INFANT EXPOSURE MAY BE MINIMAL

Precaution: LOW MOLEC WT. POSSIBLE EXCRETION; NOT RECOM; MAY CAUSE PARADOXICAL EXCITATION

An adult over 60:

Precaution: (SOM)(BEERS) MORE SENSITIVE TO CV & CNS EFX; URINARY RET.,INSOMNIA.

Precaution: (SOM)(BEERS) ANTICHOLINERGIC/HYPOTENSION; NON-SEDATING AGENT PREFER.

Precaution: (SOM)STRICT ADHERENCE TO MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE (3000MG) ADVISED.

Giving Alka-Seltzer Plus Sinus-Allergy-Cgh to a child under 12:

Warning: USE WEIGHT BASED DOSING IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 12 YRS.

Absolute Contraindication: CNS EXCITATION, CONVULSION RISK IN NEWBORNS. NOT RECOMMENDED AGE <2 YRS.

Absolute Contraindication: RISK OF CNS EXCITATION. DO NOT USE AGE <6 YEARS WITHOUT CLINICIAN CONSULT.

Relative Contraindication: NOT RECOMMENDED AGE < 6 YEARS WITHOUT CLINICIAN CONSULTATION.