Flexital CR Adverse Reactions

The adverse effects of Flexital are dose-related and usually involve the gastrointestinal tract. The incidence of nausea and vomiting, the more common side effects, can be reduced by giving Flexital with food.
Adverse effects with Flexital involving the central nervous and cardiovascular systems have been less frequently observed. Dizziness, headache and flushing are more commonly noted. Nervousness, insomnia, drowsiness, anxiety and confusion occur occasionally with Flexital; and palpitations, angina, arrhythmias, hypotension, dyspnea, edema and epistaxis, flu-like syndrome and sore throat, rarely occur.
Malaise, bad taste, excessive salivation, blurred vision, conjunctivitis, scotoma, earache, rash, pruritus, urticaria, brittle finger nails, weight change, swollen glands and nasal congestion can occasionally occur with Flexital; rarely, cholecystitis, hepatitis, jaundice and blood dyscrasias have been reported with oxpentifylline.