Droperidol Aguettant
Droperidol Aguettant is a medicine used to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery or when using strong pain medication.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
1.25 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Droperidol
Manufacturer
Laboratoire Aguettant
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose based on your weight, age, and health.
Method
It is given as an injection into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will determine the maximum daily dose for you. Do not exceed the prescribed amount.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Drowsiness
- •Low blood pressure
RARE
- •Anxiety
- •Eye rolling
- •Fast heart rate (e.g., over 100 beats per minute)
- •Dizziness
- •Confusion
- •Restlessness
- •Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- •Skin rash
- •Blood disorders (affecting red blood cells or platelets)
- •Mood changes, such as sadness, anxiety, depression, and irritation
- •Involuntary muscle movements
- •Seizures or tremors
- •Heart attack (cardiac arrest)
- •Sudden death
- •Torsades de pointes (life-threatening irregular heart rhythm)
- •Prolonged QT interval on ECG (a heart condition affecting heartbeats)
- •Disordered antidiuretic hormone secretion (too much hormone released, causing fluid retention and low sodium)
- •Hallucinations
- •Epileptic seizures
- •Parkinson's disease
- •Fainting
- •Breathing difficulties
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to droperidol or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are allergic to similar medicines (butyrophenones) used for mental health conditions.
- Inform your doctor if you or a family member has an abnormal heart rhythm (ECG), low potassium/magnesium, or a slow heart rate (below 55 bpm).
- Inform your doctor if you have a specific type of adrenal gland tumor (pheochromocytoma).
- Inform your doctor if you are in a coma.
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- Inform your doctor if you have Parkinson's disease.
- Inform your doctor if you have severe depression.
- Talk to your doctor if you have or have had epilepsy.
- Talk to your doctor if you have or have had heart problems.
- Talk to your doctor if there is a history of sudden death in your family.
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney problems, especially if you are on long-term dialysis.
- Talk to your doctor if you have lung disease or breathing difficulties.
- Talk to your doctor if you have long-term nausea or vomiting.
- Talk to your doctor if you use insulin.
- Talk to your doctor if you use diuretics that increase potassium excretion.
- Talk to your doctor if you use laxatives.
- Talk to your doctor if you use glucocorticoids.
- Talk to your doctor if you or a family member have had blood clots.
- Talk to your doctor if you use or have used a lot of alcohol.
- Do not drive or use machines for at least 24 hours after receiving this medicine.