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What you need to know before you take Salagen

Do not take Salagen • if you are allergic to pilocarpine hydrochloride or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • if you have uncontrolled asthma. • if you have uncontrolled heart or kidney disease. • if you have a chronic disease which can worsen because of treatment with a medicinal product that acts like Salagen. Talk to your doctor if you are not sure. • if you have any disorder in which you are to avoid constriction of the pupil of the eye (e.g., an acute inflammation of the iris of the eye). If any of these apply to you, tell your doctor before taking Salagen. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Salagen. Tell your doctor before you take Salagen if you have any: • lung problems (e.g. asthma, chronic bronchitis and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) • serious heart problems (e.g. heart failure, irregular pulse) • gallbladder or bile duct problems (e.g. gallstones) • stomach or intestinal problems (e.g. ulcers) • cognitive problems (difficulties in learning, memory, perception, and problem solving) or mental problems • kidney problems (e.g. renal insufficiency or kidney stones) • eye problems (e.g. narrow-angle glaucoma) Eye tests Your doctor may want to check your eyes before you start the therapy. If you have not had your eyes checked recently, tell your doctor. Excessive sweating If you sweat excessively during Salagen treatment, drink more liquids. If you cannot drink enough liquids, contact your doctor as you may suffer from dehydration and organ damage if this continues. Children and adolescents This medicine should not be given to children or adolescents younger than 18 years of age. Other medicines and Salagen Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. It is especially important to tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following: • beta blockers (medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart problems or eye problems) • medicines for diarrhoea (e.g. atropine) • medicines for asthma (e.g. ipratropium inhaler) • medicines that activate so-called parasympathetic nervous system (e.g. some medicines for glaucoma, nervous system or mental diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, or medicines used to speed up gastric on intestinal passage) • medicines that are broken down by a liver enzyme called CYP2A6, e.g., blood pressure lowering medicine irbesartan or medicines to prevent blood clotting (warfarin, dicoumarol). If you are not sure if any of your medicines belong to this list, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. Pregnancy Do not use Salagen during pregnancy unless your doctor has recommended it..If you are a woman of childbearing potential, you should use an effective contraception to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine. Ask your doctor for advice. Breast-feeding It is not known whether pilocarpine passes into human milk. Your doctor will tell you whether you should stop the treatment with Salagen or breast-feeding. Fertility This medicine may impair fertility in men and women. If you are planning to father a child, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines Salagen may cause dizziness or affect your vision, in particular, you may have problems seeing well at night. If this happens to you, do not drive or use any tools or machines