Minophagen C Special Precautions

Careful Administration: This product should be administered with caution to the following patients.
The elderly. [There is a higher incidence of hypokalaemia or the like.] (See "Use in the Elderly" as follows.)
Important Precautions: Patients should be carefully interviewed to assess the risk of shock and the like.
Emergency treatment should be ready for the occurrence of shock.
After administration, patients should be kept rested and observed carefully.
Since concomitant use with any other preparations containing Glycyrrhizae Radix brings about overlapping effect with glycyrrhizic acid contained in this product and is liable to cause pseudoaldosteronism, appropriate care should be taken.
Other Precautions: Rhabdomyolysis has been reported to occur by oral administration of preparations containing glycyrrhizic acid or Glycyrrhizae Radix.
Use in the Elderly: In the experience in the clinical use, the incidence of the adverse reactions such as hypokalaemia tended to be higher in the elderly patients. Administration should be made carefully while observing patient's conditions.