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NORFLEX™ citrate 100mg tablets

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What is in this leaflet Ask your doctor if you have any Before you start to take it questions about why this medicine Tell your doctor or pharmacist if This leaflet answers some common has been prescribed for you. • you have to any other questions about NORFLEX tablets. medicines, foods, preservatives However it does not contain all the or dyes. available information. Your doctor and pharmacist have more Before you take • you have any heart problems. information about this medicine. NORFLEX • you have any or kidney If you have any questions about problems. NORFLEX that are not answered When you must not take it Tell your doctor if you are by this leaflet, please ask your Do not take NORFLEX if: pregnant or intend to become doctor or pharmacist. pregnant or you are breast-feeding • you have had an allergic or plan to breast-feed. All medicines have risks and reaction to orphenadrine citrate benefits. Your doctor has weighed or other similar medicines, or Your doctor or pharmacist can the risks of your taking NORFLEX to any of the ingredients listed discuss the risks and benefits against the benefits before at the end of this leaflet. involved. prescribing it for you. • you have any of the following: If you are not sure whether to start If you are worried about taking taking this medicine, talk to your - glaucoma this medicine please talk to your doctor. doctor or pharmacist. (high pressure in the eye); Keep this leaflet with your - intestinal blockage, stomach Taking other medicines medicine as you may want to read ulcer or oesophageal disease; Tell your doctor or pharmacist if it again. - enlarged prostate or bladder you are taking any other obstruction; medicines, including any that you - myasthenia gravis buy without a prescription from your pharmacy, supermarket of (a disease of the muscles causing What NORFLEX is health-food shop. used for drooping eyelids, double vision, difficulty in speaking and Some medicines may be affected by NORFLEX. These include: The name of your medicine is swallowing, and sometimes NORFLEX. It contains orphenadrine muscle weakness in the arms or • (medicines used citrate. Orphenadrine citrate is a legs). to relieve stomach cramps or skeletal . It acts in the • after the expiry date on the spasms) central to produce its bottle • medicines used to treat muscle relaxant effects. • if the packaging shows signs of depression NORFLEX is used to help relax tampering • certain muscles in your body and to Do not give this medicine to a child • other central nervous system relieve the pain and discomfort under the age of 12 years. , including caused by sprains, strains or other . Examples of CNS injury to your muscles. Safety and effectiveness in children younger than 12 years have not been are or Your doctor may have prescribed established. medicines for hayfever, other NORFLEX for another purpose. allergies or colds; or tranquilizers; ; ; medicines for

NORFLEX™ 1 ; anaesthetics, including call 13 11 26; in New Zealand call Do not give it to anyone else even if some dental anaesthetics; and 0800 POISON or 0800 764 766). Do they have the same condition as other muscle relaxants. this even if there are no signs of you. You may need different amounts of discomfort or poisoning. Do not take NORFLEX to treat your medicines, or you may need to You may need urgent medical any other complaints unless your take different medicines. Your doctor attention. doctor tells you to. or pharmacist has more information Symptoms of an overdose include on medicines to be careful with or excitement; confusion; severe avoid while taking NORFLEX. confusion leading to coma; convulsions; fast ; dilated Side Effects pupils and difficulty passing urine. All medicines can cause unwanted How to take NORFLEX side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. Follow all directions given to you While you are taking Speak to your doctor if any of the by your doctor or pharmacist NORFLEX following side effects occur: carefully. LESS COMMON: decreased They may differ from the Things you must do urination; eye pain; fainting; fast or information contained in this leaflet. pounding heartbeat. Tell all doctors, dentists and If you do not understand the pharmacists who are treating you RARE: hallucinations; shortness of instructions on the bottle ask your that you are taking NORFLEX. breath; troubled breathing; tightness doctor or pharmacist for help. in chest and/or wheezing; skin rash; If you become pregnant while sores, ulcers or white spots on lips or taking this medicine tell your How much to take in mouth; swollen and/or painful doctor immediately. The usual dose of NORFLEX in glands; unusual bruising or bleeding; adults is one tablet twice a day. Your Be careful driving or operating unusual tiredness or weakness. machinery until you know how the doctor will prescribe the correct dose The following side effects usually do medicine affects you. for you. not need medical attention and may Take NORFLEX tablets only as NORFLEX may cause some people go away during treatment as your directed by your doctor or to have blurred vision or to become body adjusts to the medicine. drowsy, dizzy, light-headed, faint, or pharmacist. Do not change the Speak to your doctor if any of the less alert than they are normally. It dose unless your doctor tells you to following side effects continue or may also cause muscle weakness in do so. are bothersome: some people. If you have any of MORE COMMON: dry mouth. If you forget to take your these symptoms do not drive or medicine operate machinery or do anything LESS COMMON OR RARE: else that could be dangerous. abdominal or stomach cramps or If you miss a dose of this medicine NORFLEX may cause dryness of the pain; blurred or double vision; and remember within an hour or so mouth. For temporary relief use confusion; constipation; difficulty in of the missed dose, take it right sugarless gum or sweets, melt some urination; dizziness or light- away. If you do not remember until ice in your mouth or use a saliva headedness; drowsiness; excitement, later, skip the missed dose and go substitute. irritability, nervousness or back to taking it as you would restlessness; headache; muscle If dry mouth continues for more normally. weakness; unusually large pupils of than 2 weeks speak to your dentist. Do not double doses. the eyes. Continued dryness of the mouth can Other side effects not listed above increase the chance of dental disease, If you take too much may also occur in some patients. (overdose) including tooth decay, gum disease and fungal infections. If you notice any side effects that Do not take more than the are not listed here tell your doctor recommended dose unless your Things you must not do or pharmacist. doctor tells you to. If you or someone else has taken too much NORFLEX is a prescription NORFLEX contact your doctor or medicine and has been prescribed for pharmacist, or the Poisons you only. Information Centre (in

NORFLEX™ 2 After taking NORFLEX Chatswood NSW 2067 Tel: 1800 630 056 Storage Keep this medicine in a cool dry NORFLEX is distributed in New place where the temperature stays Zealand by: below 30°C. Do not store it or any Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd other medicine in the bathroom or Central Park Drive, Lincoln near a sink. Do not leave it on a window sill or in the car. Keep all AUCKLAND 0610. medicines where children cannot reach them. This leaflet was prepared in A locked cupboard at least 1.5 metres November 2017 above the ground is a good place to AUST R 10573 store medicines.

Disposal ™ = Trademark If your doctor tells you to stop taking this medicine, or if it has passed its 'Use By' date ask your pharmacist what to do with any tablets that are left over.

Product Description

What it looks like NORFLEX are white tablets with N/ X on one side and no markings on the other side, in bottles containing 100 tablets.

Ingredients Each NORFLEX tablet contains 100mg orphenadrine citrate. It also contains: • Stearate • Colloidal Anhydrous Silica • Ethylcellulose • Lactose This medicine does not contain gluten.

Sponsor NORFLEX is supplied in Australia by: iNova Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Limited ABN 13 617 871 539 Level 10, 12 Help Street

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