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Total Metohexal reports: 7.
Metohexal FDA safety alerts: No.
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Reported Metohexal Side Effects: nausea, hypertension, condition aggravated, gastritis, diverticulum, tongue disorder, swollen tongue, local swelling, diarrhoea, allergic oedema, vitreous opacities.
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Metohexal Side Effects Report #5259348-3
Physician from GERMANY reported METOHEXAL problem on Feb 26, 2007. Male patient, 59 years of age, weighting 174.2 lb, was diagnosed with hypertension and was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: alanine aminotransferase increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, gamma-glutamyltransferase increased, transaminases increased. METOHEXAL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOXETINE, ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE, MIRTAZAPINE, CLAVERSAL, LOPERAMIDE, MUCOFALK. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5096680-0
METOHEXAL problem was reported by a Physician from GERMANY on Aug 22, 2006. Female patient, 75 years of age, weighting 160.9 lb, was diagnosed with hypertension and was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: condition aggravated, hypertension. METOHEXAL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METOHEXAL SUCC. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5107279-1
Consumer or non-health professional from GERMANY reported METOHEXAL problem on Sept 04, 2006. Male patient was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: fatigue, hypotonia, nausea, oedema, peripheral coldness, syncope, vomiting. METOHEXAL dosage: 47.5 MG, ORAL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5136709-4
METOHEXAL problem was reported by a Physician from GERMANY on Oct 16, 2006. Female patient, 74 years of age, weighting 161.8 lb, was diagnosed with hypertension and was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: condition aggravated, hypertension. METOHEXAL dosage: 95 MG, QD, ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with RAMIPRIL, SIMVASTATIN, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5144773-1
Consumer or non-health professional from GERMANY reported METOHEXAL problem on Apr 24, 2006. Female patient was diagnosed with hypertension and was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood pressure inadequately controlled, muscle spasms, myalgia, petechiae, photopsia, sicca syndrome, skin haemorrhage, visual disturbance, vitreous opacities. METOHEXAL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with POSORUTIN, PROTAGENT, VITAMINS NOS, DIOVAN. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5154236-5
METOHEXAL problem was reported by a Pharmacist from GERMANY on Nov 03, 2006. Female patient was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: allergic oedema, diarrhoea, local swelling, swollen tongue, tongue disorder. METOHEXAL dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Metohexal Side Effects Report #5458040-X
Physician from FINLAND reported METOHEXAL problem on Sept 10, 2007. Female patient, 76 years of age, was diagnosed with parkinson's disease and was treated with METOHEXAL. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: diverticulum, gastritis, nausea. METOHEXAL dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with GODAMED, INEGY, TETRAZEPAM, PAYNOCIL, IBUPROFEN, STALEVO. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

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