Alternative Names: Feldene

Poisonous Ingredient:

Piroxicam

Where Found:

Feldene

Symptoms:

• Body as a whole
  • Unsteadiness
• Respiratory
  • Slow, labored breathing
  • Wheezing
• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Blurred vision
• Skin
  • Rash
• Gastrointestinal
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Stomach or abdominal pain
  • Possible loss of blood in the stomach and intestinal areas
• Heart and blood vessels
  • Slow or rapid breathing
• Nervous system
  • Severe headache
  • Agitation
  • Incoherence (not understandable)
  • Confusion
  • Coma
  • Drowsiness
  • Convulsions
  • Movement disorder

Home Treatment:

Call Poison Control for instructions.

Before Calling Emergency:

Determine the following information:

• The patient's age, weight, and condition
• Name of product (as well as the ingredients and strength if known)
• The time it was swallowed
• The amount swallowed
• If the medication was prescribed for the patient

Poison Control, or a local emergency number:

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room:

Some or all of the following may be performed or given:

• Gastric lavage�
• Activated charcoal
• Laxative
• Treatment of�other symptoms

Expectations (prognosis):

Recovery is likely.