What are the possible side effects of Pirantelis?
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using Pirantelis and call your doctor at once if you have:
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severe stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea;
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severe dizziness; or
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ongoing headache.
Common side effects may include:
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stomach pain, nausea, vomiting;
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diarrhea; or
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headache.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Pirantelis side effects (in more detail)
Side effects of Pirantelis in details
Applies to Pirantelis: oral suspension, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable
In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by Pirantelis (the active ingredient contained in Pirantelis). In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.
Severity: Moderate
If any of the following side effects occur while taking Pirantelis, check with your doctor or nurse as soon as possible:
Rare
- Skin rash
Minor Side Effects
Some of the side effects that can occur with Pirantelis may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Your health care professional may also be able to tell you about ways to reduce or prevent some of these side effects. If any of the following side effects continue, are bothersome or if you have any questions about them, check with your health care professional:
Less common:
- Abdominal or stomach cramps or pain
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- headache
- irritability
- loss of appetite
- nausea or vomiting
- trouble in sleeping
What is the most important information I should know about Pirantelis?
- Pirantelis chewable tablets may cause dizziness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to Pirantelis chewable tablets. Using Pirantelis chewable tablets alone, with certain other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
- This infection spreads easily to family members and close contacts. To prevent reinfection: Disinfect toilets and change and wash underwear, bed linens, towels, clothes, and pajamas daily. Wash your hands with soap often during the day, especially before eating and after using the toilet. Do not scratch the infected area or place your fingers in your mouth.
- The entire household should be treated with Pirantelis chewable tablets if one individual in the household has pinworms.
- After treatment with Pirantelis chewable tablets, clean the bedroom floor by vacuuming or damp mopping.
- If any worms other than pinworms are present or if symptoms persist after treatment with Pirantelis chewable tablets, contact your doctor.
- Phenylketonuria patients - Pirantelis chewable tablets contains phenylalanine.
- Use Pirantelis chewable tablets with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 2 years of age. Safety and effectiveness in this age group have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant while taking Pirantelis chewable tablets, discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of using Pirantelis chewable tablets during pregnancy. It is unknown if Pirantelis chewable tablets is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Pirantelis chewable tablets, check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.
Pirantelis contraindications
This medicine is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the benzimidazole class of compounds or any components of this medicine.
References
- European Chemicals Agency - ECHA. "pyrantel: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is an agency of the European Union which is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the EU's groundbreaking chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness.". https://echa.europa.eu/ (accessed September 17, 2018).
- HSDB. "PYRANTEL". https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/s... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- NIST. "Pyrimidine, 1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-[2-(2-thienyl)ethenyl]-". http://www.nist.gov/srd/nist1a.cfm (accessed September 17, 2018).
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