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Johnson & Johnson, which now produce Visine since acquiring Pfizer, warns that ingesting of Visine can induce dangerous side effects due to the odorless and tasteless toxic ingredient, tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride such as:
- Dangerously low body temperature (hypothermia)
- Blurred vision
- Nausea and vomiting
- Difficulty in breathing or even a complete halt in breathing
- Elevating (hypertension) then dropping (hypotension) blood pressure
- Possible coma
- Seizures and tremors
Pfizer recommends that you seek immediate medical attention or contact a poison control center if you have ingested Visine. Tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride is a vasoconstricting agent, which should not have GI side effects but can affect central nervous system and blood vessel, RevolutionHealth.com reports.
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