Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking doral as follows:
- Intake of doral with opioid pain medications, such as, hydrocodone and codeine, antipsychotic medications, antidepressant medications, anti-seizure medications, muscle relaxants, antihistamines, and OTC cough syrups carry risk for severe depression of respirations and breathing difficulty.
- Your physician could change the dose of doral, based on the relief obtained from insomnia or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, to have your doctor updated. Be accommodative to the plan of frequent dose changes, until you show an optimum response.
- Try changing the positions very slowly, as sudden change of positions can make the episodes of confusion and dizziness even worse and precipitate accidents and falls. One should stay away from activities, such as, driving, operating heavy machinery, swimming, and other activities needing mental alertness, until they are used to the side effects caused by the doral.
- Individuals with history of drug abuse are more likely to abuse doral. So, if you have any family members with drug abuse history, make sure your medication is not being stolen. Keep a count on your tablets to prevent chance for abuse. Also, do not share your medication with any family members or friends.
