The government has issued new warnings about the antihistamine Seldane even as it tries to take the drug off the market.
Seldane and Seldane-D, the version that adds a decongestant, should never be taken together with the new blood pressure medicine Posicor because the two can cause a life-threatening reaction, the FDA said Wednesday.Patients with renal problems should not take more than one Seldane or Seldane-D a day, nor should the antihistamine be taken with grapefruit juice, the FDA warned.
Also, the FDA said Seldane and Seldane-D can be risky when taken with any of the following new drugs: the AIDS medicines Crixivan, Norvir, Invirase and Viracept; any serotonin reuptake inhibitor, such as Luvox, Zoloft or Serzone; the heartburn drug Propulsid; the asthma drug Zyflo; and the antibiotic Zagam.