Pseudoephedrine or other decongestants are contained in many combination medicines. Do not use this medication if you are allergic to pseudoephedrine or to other decongestants, diet pills, stimulants, or ADHD medications.Ask a doctor or pharmacist if it is safe for you to take pseudoephedrine if you have:FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether pseudoephedrine will harm an unborn baby. Do not use Casodex for a condition for which it was not prescribed. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects. It is also used to temporarily relieve sinus congestion and pressure. Pseudoephedrine is contraindicated in patients with type 2 diabetes, as it may increase glucose levels.4Patients with glaucoma or a predisposition for glaucoma should not use pseudoephedrine because of its vasoconstrictive qualities.4The same is true for prostatic hypertrophy4. Pseudoephedrine is used to treat nasal and sinus congestion, or congestion of the tubes that drain fluid from your inner ears, called the eustachian (yoo-STAY-shun) tubes. There was no statistical evidence that the growth rate was reduced during treatment. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication. Glaxo Wellcome, Research Triangle Park, NC. Pseudoephedrine will relieve symptoms but will not treat the cause of the symptoms or speed recovery. There is no information available on the presence of bicalutamide in human milk, or on the effects on the breastfed infant or on milk production. Select one or more newsletters to continue. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about Casodex that is written for health professionals.This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Manufactured for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Wilmington, DE 19850.By: Corden Pharma GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse, 68723 Plankstadt, GermanyCasodex is a trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies. This may manifest as diabetes or loss of glycemic control in those with pre-existing diabetes. Dialysis is not likely to be helpful since Casodex is highly protein bound and is extensively metabolized. Female offspring of rats receiving doses of 10 mg/kg/day (approximately 0.7 times the human exposure at the recommended dose) and above had reduced pregnancy rates.Casodex is not indicated for use in pregnant women. O 04. Death can occur from the misuse of cough and cold medicines in very young children.Take this medicine with a full glass of water. If clinical symptoms or signs suggestive of liver dysfunction occur (e.g., nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, anorexia, “flu-like” symptoms, dark urine, jaundice, or right upper quadrant tenderness), the serum transaminases, in particular the serum ALT, should be measured immediately. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.Overdose symptoms may include feeling restless or nervous.Avoid taking pseudoephedrine if you also take diet pills, caffeine pills, or other stimulants (such as ADHD medications). The hazard ratio for time to death (survival) was 0.87 (95% confidence interval 0.72 to 1.05).There was no significant difference in time to objective tumor progression between treatment groups (see Figure 2). 4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use. The safety and effectiveness of nasal decongestant use in children is unclear. The long-term effects of Casodex on male fertility have not been studied.In male rats dosed at 250 mg/kg/day (approximately 2 times human therapeutic concentrations*), the precoital interval and time to successful mating were increased in the first pairing but no effects on fertility following successful mating were seen.