Phenacemide : Before Using - Epiclase, Phetylureum, phenacetylcarbamide

Phenacemide - Systemic

Brand Names

Epiclase, Phetylureum, phenacetylcarbamide Phenacemide *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For phenacemide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to phenacemide or any other anticonvulsant medication in the past. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Phenacemide has been reported to cause birth defects when taken by the mother during pregnancy. However, this drug may be necessary to control seizures in some pregnant diseaseds. Be sure you have discussed this with your family doctor. In addition, when taken during pregnancy, phenacemide may cause a bleeding problem in the mother during delivery and in the newborn. This may be prevented by giving vitamin K to the mother 1 month before and during delivery and to the baby immediately after birth.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of phenacemide in child with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of phenacemide in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases 2 various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking phenacemide, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking the following:

Other anticonvulsants Use of phenacemide may increase the risk of serious side effects

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of phenacemide. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood disease
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Personality disorder - mental illness Phenacemide may make the condition worse