Adrenalin Aguettant
Adrenalin Aguettant is an emergency medicine used to treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is when your heart and breathing unexpectedly stop.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Adrenaline tartrate
Manufacturer
Laboratoire Aguettant
How to Use
Dosage
Adults usually receive 1 mg (1 ml) at a time.
Method
It is given as an injection into a vein or bone, repeated every 3 to 5 minutes by a doctor or nurse until your heart starts working again.
Important
This medicine is used in emergencies and given as needed until your heart function returns.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Anxiety
- •Shortness of breath
- •Nervousness
- •Fear
- •Sweating
- •Palpitations (irregular or fast heartbeat)
- •Fast heart rate
- •Paleness
- •Tremor
- •Weakness
- •Dizziness
- •Headache
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Cold limbs
- •Hallucinations
- •Fainting
- •High blood sugar
- •Low blood potassium
- •Increased blood acidity
- •Dilated pupils
RARE
- •Irregular heart rhythms or cardiac arrest
- •High blood pressure (with risk of brain bleeding)
- •Narrowing of blood vessels
- •Sudden chest pain
- •Risk of sudden heart attack
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to any of its ingredients or if another adrenaline product is available.
- Continuous medical monitoring is needed after you receive this medicine because it's for life-threatening emergencies.
- Tell your doctor if you have had an overactive thyroid, severe kidney problems, high calcium levels, low potassium levels, diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure, a brain injury, hardening of brain arteries, glaucoma, prostate disease, are elderly, or are pregnant, as these conditions can increase the risk of side effects.
- Repeated injections in the same area can cause tissue damage.