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OTC Medicines: Adverse Effects<br />
Commonly reported adverse effects that do not require laboratory tests to detect<br />
are listed below. These tables are not ALL INCLUSIVE and do not list medicines<br />
or supplements know to cause renal or hepatic impairment or blood dyscrasias.<br />
OTC Medicines: Adverse Effects<br />
Adverse effect<br />
Anorexia<br />
Anxiety<br />
Asthma<br />
(exacerbation of)<br />
Black stools<br />
Constipation<br />
Dependence<br />
Diarrhoea<br />
Dizziness<br />
Dry eyes<br />
Dry mouth<br />
Fever<br />
Flushing<br />
Gastric Irritation<br />
Caused by<br />
Diptheria/ tetanus/ pertussis (Tdap)<br />
Possibly phenylephrine<br />
Aspirin and salicylates<br />
Benzoates, Sulphites (preservatives)<br />
NSAIDs<br />
Propolis, Royal jelly<br />
Tartrazine (colouring agent)<br />
Iron<br />
Aluminium hydroxide (in antacids)<br />
Antihistamines (sedating only)<br />
Bulk-forming laxatives (if taken with too little fluid, or in<br />
people with dehydration)<br />
Calcium (supplements or in antacids)<br />
Codeine (decreases gut motility)<br />
Iron salts<br />
Laxatives (overuse, abuse)<br />
Omeprazole, lansoprazole<br />
Codeine<br />
Nicotine nasal spray, nicotine gum<br />
Oxymetazoline, xylometazoline (overuse of nasal products)<br />
Stimulant laxatives (eg, prolonged use of sennosides)<br />
Aloes<br />
Cascara<br />
Fluconazole<br />
H2 antagonists<br />
Iron salts<br />
Isphaghula<br />
Laxatives (overuse or abuse)<br />
Magnesium (supplements or in antacids)<br />
NSAIDs<br />
Omeprazole<br />
Orlistat<br />
Psyllium husk (bulk-forming laxative)<br />
Senna<br />
Oseltamivir<br />
Sumatriptan<br />
Antihistamines (sedating only)<br />
Prochlorperazine<br />
Scopolamine<br />
Antihistamines (sedating)<br />
Hyoscine<br />
Prochlorperazine<br />
Phenylephrine<br />
Diptheria/ tetanus/ pertussis (Tdap)<br />
Influenza vaccine<br />
Meningococcal vaccine<br />
Sildenafil<br />
Sumatriptan<br />
Aspirin<br />
Bromhexine<br />
Bulk-forming laxatives (flatulence, bloating)<br />
OTC Medicines: Adverse Effects<br />
Adverse effect<br />
Gastric irritation<br />
Cont…<br />
Headache<br />
Increased bleeding<br />
Caused by<br />
Caffeine<br />
Calcium (flatulence)<br />
Diptheria/ tetanus/ pertussis (Tdap)<br />
Dukoral (GI upset and rarely cramping)<br />
Eucalyptus<br />
Fish oils<br />
Fluconazole (abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea, vomiting)<br />
Garlic<br />
Iodine (oral)<br />
Iron salts<br />
Lactulose (cramps, flatulence)<br />
Levonorgestrel (nausea)<br />
Loperamide<br />
Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc salts<br />
Mebendazole<br />
Meningococcal vaccine<br />
NSAIDs<br />
Omeprazole<br />
Orlistat (flatulence, faecal urgency, fatty stools, discharge)<br />
Oseltamivir (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain)<br />
Parsley<br />
Pyrantel<br />
Sildenafil<br />
Sodium bicarbonate (stomach cramps)<br />
Squill<br />
Stimulant laxatives (colic, cramps)<br />
Sumatriptan (nausea, vomiting)<br />
Turmeric<br />
Antihistamines (sedating)<br />
Analgesics (overuse)<br />
Black cohosh<br />
Diptheria/ tetanus/ pertussis (Tdap)<br />
Fluconazole<br />
Influenza vaccine<br />
Levocabastine eye drops and nose spray<br />
Meningococcal vaccine<br />
Nicotine replacement<br />
NSAIDs (including overuse)<br />
Omeprazole<br />
Oseltamivir<br />
Sildenafil<br />
Aspirin<br />
Bilberry<br />
Bromelain<br />
Clove<br />
Coleus<br />
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)<br />
Dong quai<br />
Feverfew<br />
Fish oils<br />
Garlic<br />
Ginger<br />
Ginkgo<br />
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