What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Poly-Histine 4 Mg-4 Mg/5 Ml Oral Elixir to Children or the Elderly?

If you are PREGNANT

  • Requires a Risk/Benefit Assessment:
  • FDA C (unknown human fetal risk; assess risk/benefit):
  • Requires a Risk/Benefit Assessment:

If you are NURSING

  • Precaution: INSUFFICIENT DATA AVAIL. MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE SEDATION/ANTIMUSCARINIC EFFECTS.
  • Precaution: INSUFFICIENT HUMAN DATA AVAILABLE
  • Precaution: USE IS NOT RECOMMENDED; MAY CAUSE UNUSUAL EXCITEMENT OR IRRITABILITY

If you are an adult over 60

  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Neuro/Psych-Anticholinergic effects may cause sedation, worsen cognitive impairment and increase fall risk. Non-sedating antihistamine preferred. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation. Genitourinary-Best avoided in patients with urinary retention from any cause.
  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Neuro/Psych-Anticholinergic effects may cause sedation, worsen cognitive impairment and increase fall risk. Non-sedating agents preferred. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation. Genitourinary-Best avoided in patients with urinary retention from any cause.
  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: General-Increased risk of hypotension, hyperexcitability, and anticholinergic side effects.

Giving Poly-Histine 4 Mg-4 Mg/5 Ml Oral Elixir to a child under 12

  • Contraindication: Do not use in pediatrics <2 years of age unless clinician consultation.
  • Contraindication: Risk of CNS excitation and respiratory depression. Do not use in pediatrics < 2 years of age unless clinician consultation.
  • Severe Precaution: Risk of CNS excitation and respiratory depression. Do not use in pediatrics < 6 years of age unless clinician consultation.
  • Contraindication: Possible CNS excitation and seizure risk in newborns.
  • Contraindication: Possible CNS excitation and seizure risk in newborns.
  • Contraindication: Possible CNS excitation and seizure risk in newborns.
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