Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Tessalon Perles as follows:
- Keep your medication out of reach with any children in the house, as accidental ingestion of the medication can result in serious episodes of choking and airway compromise. Also, individuals upon accidental ingestion or overdose, can present with restlessness, anxiety, seizures, sudden cardiac arrest, which can be fatal.
- Notify your doctor of any unresolved and worsening numbness in the mouth, any difficulty breathing, seizures, episodes of uncontrolled anxiety and restlessness, or other continuing unpleasant side-effects, so that, your dosage on the medication could be revised or alternative plan of treatment considered.
- If you miss a dose, try taking it at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the dose scheduled. Do not take an extra dose to try making up for the missed dose. Notify your doctor and other health care personnel regarding your dose noncompliance.
- Take the medication dose at the same time, every day, to avoid forgetting the intake of medication. Take the medication dose for the duration prescribed without fail.
