What can ephedrine be used for?

What can ephedrine be used for?

As prescribed by your doctor, take this medication. For precise dose recommendations, refer to the medication’s label. For precise dose recommendations, refer to the medication’s label.

You can take ephedrine with or without food. Take medication with food if you experience stomach discomfort to lessen irritation.
If you frequently take ephedrine, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose and resume your regular dosing plan if your next dose is soon due. Never combine two dosages at once.

Any queries you may have regarding the usage of ephedrine should be directed at your healthcare professional.

Important safety information:

• ephedrine may cause dizziness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to ephedrine. Using ephedrine alone, with certain other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
• If your symptoms do not improve within 7 days or if you develop a high fever, check with your doctor.
• If you have trouble sleeping, ask your pharmacist or doctor about the best time to take this medication.
• Do not take diet or appetite control medicines while you are taking ephedrine.
• Before you begin taking any new prescription or nonprescription medicine, read the ingredients to see if it also contains ephedrine. If it does or if you are uncertain, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
• Diabetes patients – ephedrine may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely and ask your doctor before adjusting the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Use this medication with caution in the elderly because they may be more sensitive to its effects.
• Use ephedrine with extreme caution in children. Safety and effectiveness have not been confirmed.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It is unknown if this medication can cause harm to the fetus. If you become pregnant while taking ephedrine, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using ephedrine during pregnancy. Ephedrine is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using ephedrine, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.