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What is ATOKEM 18MG?
- ATOKEM 18MG contains Atomoxetine which belongs to a group of medicine known as selective norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitor
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
WARNING & PRECAUTIONS
INTERACTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SIDE EFFECTS
MORE INFORMATION
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you
- are allergic to ATOKEM 18MG or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have an eye disease called narrow-angle glaucoma (increased pressure in your eye)
- have serious problems with your heart or blood vessels
- have a tumor of your adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma)
- have low blood pressure
- have liver problem
- have psychotic symptoms including hallucinations, believing things that are not true or being suspicious, mania, agitation, mood swings
- have aggressive feelings, unfriendly and angry (hostility) feelings
- have or ever had seizures
Tell your doctor if you are taking:
- Medicines that increase blood pressure or used to control blood pressure, or used to control rhythm of the heart
- Imipramine, venlafaxine, mirtazapine, fluoxetine and paroxetine medicines used for depression
- Medicines used to treat other mental health conditions
- Salbutamol medicine used to treat asthma
- Medicines which change the concentration of salts in the blood
- Medicines for malaria prevention and treatment
- Erythromycin and moxifloxacin used as antibiotic
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- Swallow whole with a glass of water
- Do not break or chew
- ATOKEM 18MG should be taken one or two times a day (morning and late afternoon or early evening)
If you take more ATOKEM 18MG
- If you take more ATOKEM 18MG, or if someone else has taken your medicine, talk to your doctor immediately
- Symptoms of over dosage are gastrointestinal symptoms, sleepiness, dizziness, tremor, and abnormal behavior
If you forget to take ATOKEM 18MG
- If you miss a dose, you should take it as soon as possible, but you should not take more than your total daily dose in any 24-hour period
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking ATOKEM 18MG
- Do not stop taking ATOKEM 18MG without talking to your doctor
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them
SERIOUS
COMMON
UNCOMMON
RARE
VERY RARE
- dark urine
- yellowing of skin and eyes
- tummy pain which is sore when you press it (tenderness) on the right side just below your ribs
- nausea
- tiredness
- itching
- headache, pain in the stomach
- decreased appetite (not feeling hungry)
- nausea or vomiting
- increased blood pressure, heart rate (pulse)
- being irritable or agitated
- depression
- feeling sad or hopeless, anxious
- tremor, tingling or numbness in the hands or feet,
- sleepiness, feeling tired, constipation, stomach ache, indigestion
- pain on urinating, inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
- feeling or having a very fast heartbeat, abnormal rhythms of the heart
- thinking about or feeling like killing yourself
- feeling aggressive
- feeling unfriendly and angry (hostility)
- mood swings or mood changes
- serious allergic reaction with symptoms of swelling of the face and throat, difficulty breathing, hives (small raised, itchy patches of skin), seizures
- psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations
- thinking about or feeling like killing yourself
- mood swings or mood changes, fainting, migraine
- blurred vision, abnormal skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching
- tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
- restlessness, migraine, blurred vision, feeling cold in fingers and toes, chest pain, shortness of breath, raised red itchy rashes (hives), muscle spasms, abnormal or absence of orgasm- irregular menstruation, ejaculation failure
