Fenylefrin Abcur
Fenylefrin Abcur is a medicine used to treat low blood pressure that can occur during anesthesia.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
0.1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Phenylephrine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Abcur AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor or nurse will determine the correct dose for you.
Method
It is given as an injection into a vein by a doctor or nurse.
Important
The maximum daily dose will be determined by your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •Headache
RARE
- •Slow heart rate (reflex bradycardia)
RARE
- •Restlessness
RARE
- •Agitation
RARE
- •Irregular heartbeat (uncommon arrhythmia)
RARE
- •High blood pressure
RARE
- •Chest pain
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to phenylephrine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have high blood pressure.
- Do not take if you have poor circulation in your limbs (peripheral vascular disease).
- Do not take if you have an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism).
- Do not take if you are using medicines that narrow blood vessels (e.g., ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, methylphenidate).
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- Do not take if you are using certain medicines for depression called MAO inhibitors (e.g., iproniazid, nialamid), or if you have stopped taking them less than 2 weeks ago.
- Do not take if you are using certain oral or nasal medicines that narrow blood vessels (e.g., etilefrine, midodrine, oxymetazoline).
- Do not take if you have a shallow anterior chamber of the eye or a history of sudden eye pressure increase (acute narrow-angle glaucoma).
- Tell your doctor if you are elderly.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems like a slow heart rate, partial heart block, heart muscle disease, or poor blood flow to the heart.
- Tell your doctor if you have poor blood flow to your brain.
- Tell your doctor if you have hardening and thickening of artery walls (arteriosclerosis).
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes.
- Your blood pressure will be monitored closely during treatment.