Dexmedetomidine EQL Pharma
Dexmedetomidine EQL Pharma is a sedative medicine used to calm adult patients in intensive care or to keep awake patients calm during medical procedures.
Form
infuusiokonsentraatti, liuosta varten
Strength
100 mikrog/ml
Active Ingredient
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
EQL Pharma AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide the correct dose for you.
Method
This medicine is given to you as a drip (infusion) into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Slow heart rate
- •Low or high blood pressure
- •Changes in breathing or stopping breathing
- •Chest pain or heart attack
- •Fast heart rate
- •Low or high blood sugar
- •Nausea, vomiting, or dry mouth
- •Restlessness
- •High body temperature
- •Withdrawal symptoms after stopping treatment
RARE
- •Weakened heart function or cardiac arrest
- •Swollen abdomen
- •Thirst
- •Too much acid in the body
- •Low albumin levels in blood
- •Shortness of breath
- •Hallucinations
- •Ineffectiveness of treatment
- •Excessive urination
Important Warnings
- If you are allergic to dexmedetomidine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- If you have certain severe heart rhythm problems (like second or third-degree heart block).
- If you have very low blood pressure that cannot be controlled with treatment.
- If you have recently had a stroke or another serious condition affecting blood flow to the brain.
- Tell your doctor if your heart rate is unusually slow (due to illness or good fitness), as this can increase the risk of cardiac arrest.
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- Tell your doctor if you have low blood pressure.
- Tell your doctor if you have low blood volume, for example after bleeding.
- Tell your doctor if you have certain heart conditions.
- Tell your doctor if you are elderly.
- Tell your doctor if you have a nervous system disorder (like a head injury or spinal cord injury).
- Tell your doctor if you have severe liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had a high fever after taking medicines, especially anesthetics.
- Your doctor will carefully consider this medicine if you are 65 or younger and in intensive care for reasons other than surgery, as there might be an increased risk of death.