Before taking acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to acetaminophen, butalbital, caffeine, any other drugs, or any ingredient in acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine capsules or tablets. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take while taking acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
- tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking the following medications or have stopped taking them within the past two weeks: isocarboxazid (Marplan), linezolid (Zyvox), methylene blue, phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam, Zelapar), and tranylcypromine (Parnate).
- tell your doctor if you have porphyria. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had stomach or kidney problems.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine, call your doctor.
- you should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.
- ask your doctor about the safe use of alcoholic beverages while you are taking acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine. Alcohol can make the side effects from acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine worse.
What special dietary instructions should I follow?
Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.
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