Dexmedetomidine Baxter
Dexmedetomidine Baxter is a medicine used to calm adults in the hospital or during medical procedures.
Form
infuusiokonsentraatti, liuosta varten
Strength
100 mikrog/ml
Active Ingredient
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Baxter Holding B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide the correct dose based on your age, weight, and condition.
Method
The medicine is given as a diluted drip directly into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will monitor you and adjust the dose as needed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Slow heart rate
- •Low or high blood pressure
- •Changes in breathing pattern or stop in breathing
- •Chest pain or heart attack
- •Fast heart rate
- •Low or high blood sugar
- •Nausea, vomiting, or dry mouth
- •Restlessness
- •High body temperature
- •Symptoms after stopping the medicine
RARE
- •Weakened heart function or cardiac arrest
- •Swollen abdomen
- •Thirst
- •Too much acid in the body (metabolic acidosis)
- •Low albumin level in the blood
- •Shortness of breath
- •Hallucinations
- •Medicine not working well enough
- •Excessive urination and extreme thirst (may be symptoms of a hormone disorder called diabetes insipidus)
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to dexmedetomidine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have certain heart rhythm problems (like second or third-degree heart block), a very slow heart rate, low blood pressure that cannot be controlled, or other heart diseases.
- Tell your doctor if you have recently had a stroke, a head injury, spinal cord injury, or any other serious condition affecting blood flow to the brain or nerves.
- Tell your doctor if you have low blood volume (e.g., after bleeding) or severe liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a severe fever after taking certain medicines, especially those used for anesthesia.
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- Tell your doctor if you are elderly, as your doctor will consider your age when prescribing this medicine.
- This medicine should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding unless your doctor says it is absolutely necessary.
- Do not drive, operate machines, or work in dangerous situations until the effects of this medicine have completely worn off.
- Tell your doctor about all other medicines you are taking, especially sleeping pills, strong pain relievers, or anesthetics, and avoid alcohol, as they can increase the effects of this medicine.