Cifoban
Cifoban is an infusion medicine that helps stop blood from clotting during kidney dialysis and plasma exchange treatments.
Form
infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
136 mmol/l
Active Ingredient
Trisodium citrate dihydrate
Manufacturer
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide the right amount of Cifoban for you, depending on your health and treatment.
Method
This medicine is given as a drip into your blood circulation outside your body in a hospital, with close medical supervision.
Important
For adults, you should not get more than 10.4 liters of this medicine in one day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Changes in blood salts (like too little calcium or magnesium, or too much sodium).
- •Problems with your blood's acid balance (pH level too high or too low).
RARE
- •Allergic reactions, such as low blood pressure, feeling sick, back or stomach pain, itching, rash, or red skin.
- •Too much fluid in your body.
- •Headache, seizures (fits), or becoming unconscious.
- •Irregular heartbeat or heart stopping.
- •Extra fluid in your lungs.
- •Low blood pressure.
- •Trouble breathing or breathing stopping.
- •Breathing unusually fast.
- •Vomiting.
- •Muscle cramps.
Important Warnings
- Do not use Cifoban if you are allergic to sodium citrate.
- Do not use if your body could not break down enough Cifoban in the past, causing too much citrate to build up in your blood.