Fenylefrin Aguettant
This medication is used to treat low blood pressure during anesthesia.
Form
injektio-/infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
100 mikrog/ml
Active Ingredient
Phenylephrine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Laboratoire Aguettant
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will determine your dose, which may be adjusted until the desired effect is achieved.
Method
A trained healthcare professional will administer the medication as an injection or infusion.
Important
Your doctor will decide the correct dose and any adjustments; a fixed maximum daily dose is not specified.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •Chest pain or pain caused by angina.
- •Irregular heartbeat, palpitations, slow or fast heart rate.
- •Brain hemorrhage (with symptoms like speech problems, dizziness, or paralysis on one side of the body).
- •Psychosis (loss of touch with reality).
- •Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity).
- •Enlarged pupils, increased eye pressure (worsening of glaucoma).
- •Restlessness, anxiety, confusion, headache, nervousness, insomnia, tremor, skin tingling or itching, increased sensitivity.
- •High blood pressure.
- •Difficulty breathing, fluid in the lungs.
- •Nausea, vomiting.
- •Sweating, paleness (pale skin), goosebumps, tissue damage at the injection site.
- •Muscle weakness, difficulty urinating or inability to urinate.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to phenylephrine or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have high blood pressure, peripheral vascular disease, are taking MAO inhibitors, or have an overactive thyroid.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems (such as chronic heart disease, arrhythmias, or angina) or narrow-angle glaucoma.
- Phenylephrine can worsen severe heart failure.