Phenylpropanolamine HCl: Signs and symptoms of phenylpropanolamine overdosage include tachycardia, arrhythmia (irregular heart beat), high blood pressure, excitation, enlargement of the pupils. Cases of heart attack, stroke, intracranial hemorrhage/cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain), seizures, and death have also been reported.
Chlorphenamine maleate: Overdosage with chlorphenamine maleate has produced extreme sleepiness or prolonged drowsiness, weakness, hallucination, convulsion, agitation, irritability, tachycardia, and coma.
Paracetamol: Overdosage of paracetamol usually involves 4 phases with the following signs and symptoms: Eating disorder, nausea, vomiting, malaise, and excessive sweating.
Right upper abdominal pain or tenderness, liver enlargement which may be characterized by abdominal discomfort of "feeling full", elevated bilirubin and liver enzyme concentrations, prolongation of prothrombin time, and occasionally decreased urine output.
Eating disorder, nausea, vomiting, and malaise recur and signs of liver failure (e.g., jaundice) and possibly kidney failure and cardiomyopathy (disorder of the heart muscle) may develop.
Recovery or progression to fatal complete liver failure.
What to do when the patient has taken more than the recommended dosage: If the patients has taken more than the recommended dosage, consult a doctor or contact a poison control center right away, even if the patient seems well, because of the risk of delayed, serious liver damage. Quick medical attention is important for adults as well as for children even if they do not notice any signs or symptoms.
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