INTUNIV Side Effects

Your child may have some side effects when taking INTUNIV

INTUNIV side effects may include

• Low blood pressure and low heart rate. The doctor may regularly check your child's blood pressure and heart rate
• Sleepiness, tiredness, and drowsiness have also been reported.
• Fainting episodes (syncope) have been reported in some patients taking INTUNIV.
• Nausea, stomach pain, irritability, headache, dry mouth, constipation, and decreased appetite (not hungry)

Tell the doctor about side effects that bother your child or that do not go away. The doctor may change your child's dose of INTUNIV. Your child may not always let you know about side effects, so be sure to ask how he or she is feeling. Try keeping a log of side effects to take to your next appointment with your child's doctor.

Sleepiness and drowsiness may increase if INTUNIV is used with alcohol or other medicines that cause sleepiness. If you or your child notices drowsiness as a result of taking other medications, you should tell this to the doctor before beginning treatment with INTUNIV.

Fainting has been reported in some patients taking INTUNIV. Your child should avoid being dehydrated or overheated while taking INTUNIV.

Children of driving age should not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until they know how INTUNIV may affect them. INTUNIV can slow thinking and motor skills.

Do not give INTUNIV to your child if your child is allergic to guanfacine or anything else in INTUNIV, or is taking other medicines containing guanfacine.

Unless directed by the doctor, your child should not take other medicines containing guanfacine along with, or in place of, INTUNIV.