Adenosin Life Medical
Adenosin Life Medical is a medicine for heart rhythm problems, used to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms, and to help examine heart blood vessels during stress tests.
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, the starting dose is 5 mg; if needed, 10 mg and then an additional 15 mg are given. For babies, children, and teenagers, the dose is 50 micrograms per kilogram of body weight.
Method
A doctor will give this medicine directly into a vein. For heart rhythm problems, it's given as a fast injection. For a diagnostic stress test, it's given as a drip (infusion) at 140 micrograms/kg/min for 4-6 minutes.
For treating heart rhythm problems, the maximum dose for a single treatment session is typically 30 mg (5 mg, then 10 mg and 15 mg if needed). For stress tests, it's given as a continuous drip over 4-6 minutes.
Possible Side Effects
- •shortness of breath
- •facial flushing
- •chest tightness or pain
- •headache
- •dizziness
- •fast heartbeat
- •nausea
- •tingling sensations
- •jaw pain
- •changes in heart rhythm (skipped or extra beats, irregular or slow beats)
- •upper abdominal pain
- •sweating
- •palpitations
- •low blood pressure
- •metallic taste in mouth
- •groin pressure
- •fast breathing rate
- •anxiety
- •blurred vision
- •worsening of asthma
- •problems with heart function
- •bronchospasm (narrowing of airways)
- •coronary artery spasm (may lead to a heart attack)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to adenosine or mannitol.
- Do not use if you have severe heart problems, such as heart failure, low blood pressure, or squeezing chest pain.
- Do not use if you have a heart rhythm that is sometimes too fast and sometimes too slow, which is not corrected by a pacemaker.
- Do not use as an infusion if you have high pressure inside your head, low blood volume (hypovolemia), or if you are taking dipyridamole (to prevent blood clots).
- Tell your doctor if you have had a heart transplant, other heart problems like a heart attack, or if you are taking other medicines that affect your heart rhythm.
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- Tell your doctor if you have breathing difficulties, wheezing, or other lung conditions, or if you are taking theophylline (a medicine for asthma or bronchitis).
- Tell your doctor if you have had any caffeine-containing food or drinks in the last 12 hours.