What is LACOSET?
- LACOSET contains Lacosamide which belongs to a group of medicine called anti epileptics
What LACOSET is used for?
- LACOSET is used to treat partial-onset seizures
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Talk to your doctor before taking this LACOSET, if you
- are allergic to Lacosamide
- have kidney or liver disease
- suffer from a severe heart disease such as heart rhythm disorder, heart failure or heart attack
- If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or breast feeding consult your doctor before taking this medicine
- It is not known if LACOSET may harm your unborn baby
- Do not drive, operate complex machinery, or engage in other hazardous activities until you know how LACOSET affects you
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription or non-prescription medicines, vitamins or herbal supplements
Especially tell your doctor if you take:
- medicines used to treat a heart condition
- medicines such as Carbamazepine, pregabalin, lamotrigine, eslicarbazepine, beta blockers, class I antiarrhythmic drugs, etc.
Direction for use
- It will be administered as an injection into a vein (intravenously) by a healthcare professional.
If you take more LACOSET
- If you have taken more LACOSET than you should, contact your doctor immediately
If you forget to take LACOSET
- If you miss a dose by a few hours, take it as soon as you remember. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for the missed dose
If you stop taking LACOSET
- Do not stop taking LACOSET or any other seizure medicine without your doctors advice
Like all other medciines this medicine may cause some sideeffects although not everybosy gets them
- swelling in the mouth, tongue, face and throat
- itching
- rash
- dizziness, poor coordination
- headache
- nausea, vomiting, fatigue
- blurred vision
- diarrhea
- tremors/shaking
- suicidal thoughts
- irregular pulse, slow pulse, rapid pulse,
- palpitations, shortness of breath
- allergic reactions that typically present with fever
- rash
- swollen lymph nodes
- Store LACOSET at room temperature between 15 to 25°C.
- Keep LACOSET and all medicines out of the reach and sight of children
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
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