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Acetaminophen Caffeine Magnesium Salicylate Phenyltoloxamine Brand Names
Cafgesic Forte | Combiflex ES | Durabac Forte
What is Acetaminophen Caffeine Magnesium Salicylate Phenyltoloxamine
Acetaminophen Caffeine Magnesium Salicylate Phenyltoloxamine is a prescription combination product used for the temporary relief of mild to moderate pain and discomfort associated with simple headache, musculoskeletal pain, spasms, neuralgia, sinusitis, minor menstrual cramps, the common cold or grippe, toothache, and rheumatism or arthritis.
Indications
- common cold
- dental pain
- headache
- muscle spasm
- osteoarthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- sinusitis
Side Effects
- acneiform rash
- agranulocytosis
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angioedema
- anorexia
- anxiety
- aplastic anemia
- asthenia
- AV block
- azotemia
- blurred vision
- bronchial secretions
- bronchospasm
- confusion
- cyanosis
- dehydration
- diaphoresis
- diarrhea
- disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dyspepsia
- ecchymosis
- edema
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- encephalopathy
- erythema
- erythema nodosum
- excitability
- exfoliative dermatitis
- fever
- flushing
- hallucinations
- headache
- heart failure
- hemolytic anemia
- hepatic necrosis
- hepatitis
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hypercalciuria
- hyperglycemia
- hypermagnesemia
- hypernatremia
- hypertension
- hyperuricemia
- hyperventilation
- hypoglycemia
- hypokalemia
- hypotension
- insomnia
- interstitial nephritis
- irritability
- jaundice
- lethargy
- leukocytosis
- leukopenia
- maculopapular rash
- methemoglobinemia
- mydriasis
- myocarditis
- nausea
- palpitations
- pancytopenia
- physiological dependence
- polydipsia
- proteinuria
- pruritus
- pulmonary edema
- purpura
- pyrosis (heartburn)
- rash
- renal failure (unspecified)
- renal papillary necrosis
- respiratory depression
- restlessness
- Reye’s syndrome
- seizures
- sinus tachycardia
- thrombocytopenia
- thrombocytosis
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- tinnitus
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- tremor
- urinary retention
- urticaria
- visual impairment
- vomiting
- weakness
- wheezing
- xerophthalmia
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- LFTs
- serum creatinine/BUN: in chronic use or acute toxicity
Contraindications
- acetaminophen hypersensitivity
- acid/base imbalance
- acute bronchospasm
- alcoholism
- anemia
- angina
- anticoagulant therapy
- ascites
- asthma
- bladder obstruction
- bone marrow suppression
- breast-feeding
- bronchitis
- cardiac arrhythmias
- children
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- closed-angle glaucoma
- constipation
- contact lenses
- dehydration
- driving or operating machinery
- emphysema
- esophagitis
- G6PD deficiency
- gastritis
- geriatric
- GI bleeding
- GI disease
- GI obstruction
- GI perforation
- gout
- heart failure
- hemophilia
- hepatic disease
- hepatitis
- hypermagnesemia
- hypertension
- hypoprothrombinemia
- hypovolemia
- ileus
- immunosuppression
- increased intraocular pressure
- infants
- influenza
- labor
- MAOI therapy
- metabolic acidosis
- metabolic alkalosis
- myocardial infarction
- nasal polyps
- neonates
- neutropenia
- peptic ulcer disease
- pregnancy
- prostatic hypertrophy
- pulmonary disease
- pyloric stenosis
- renal disease
- renal failure
- renal impairment
- respiratory acidosis
- respiratory alkalosis
- Reye’s syndrome
- salicylate hypersensitivity
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- thrombolytic therapy
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- tobacco smoking
- ulcerative colitis
- urinary retention
- varicella
- viral infection
- vitamin K deficiency
