DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medication you may use, especially: anticholinergics (drugs used to lessen abdominal cramps), antihistamines, antidepressants, carbamazepine, disopyramide, cyclobenzaprine, quinidine, ipratropium, medication for motion sickness, flavoxate, oxybutynin, procainamide, drugs used for myasthenia gravis. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly. This medicine may be harmful if swallowed.

NOTES: Do not use this medication while wearing soft contact lenses. The lenses may be discolored.

MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, and are using every other day: apply as soon as remembered if you remember that same day. If you do not remember until the next day, apply it then and skip the next day. If you are using the medication once daily and should miss a dose: apply as soon as remembered if remembered that same day. If you do not remember until the next day, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. If you are using more than once daily: apply as soon as remembered unless it is almost time for the next dose. If it is, skip the missed dose and resume your usual schedule. Do not, under any circumstance, "double-up" the dose to catch up.

STORAGE: After being mixed, this product may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. It may also be kept at room temperature (approximately 77 degrees F; 25 degrees C) for up to 4 weeks. Discard the solution if it changes color or contains particles.

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