Fenylefrin Unimedic
This medicine helps to raise low blood pressure that can occur during anesthesia or sedation.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
0.1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Phenylephrine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Unimedic Pharma AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor or nurse will decide the right dose for you.
Method
This medicine is given as an injection into a vein by a healthcare professional.
Important
Your doctor or nurse will determine your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •Chest pain or angina
- •Irregular heartbeat
- •Feeling your heart pounding in your chest
- •Brain hemorrhage (speech problems, dizziness, paralysis on one side of the body)
- •Psychosis (losing touch with reality)
- •Allergic reaction
- •Abnormally large pupils
- •Increased eye pressure (worsening of glaucoma)
- •Irritability
- •Agitation (restlessness)
- •Anxiety
- •Confusion
- •Headache
- •Nervousness
- •Insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or waking up)
- •Tremor (shaking)
- •Burning sensation on the skin
- •Tingling, itching, or numbness of the skin (paresthesia)
- •Slow or fast heartbeat
- •High blood pressure
- •Difficulty breathing
- •Fluid in the lungs
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Sweating
- •Pale skin
- •Goosebumps
- •Tissue damage at the injection site
- •Muscle weakness
- •Difficulty urinating or inability to urinate (urinary retention)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to phenylephrine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have high blood pressure.
- Do not use if you have poor circulation in your limbs (peripheral vascular disorder).
- Do not use if you are taking certain antidepressants (MAO inhibitors) or have stopped taking them less than 2 weeks ago.
- Do not use if you have a very overactive thyroid (severe hyperthyroidism).
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- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems, such as a slow heartbeat, irregular heart rhythm, or chest pain.
- Tell your doctor if you have poor circulation in your brain.
- Tell your doctor if you have hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes.
- Tell your doctor if you are receiving oxytocin treatment, especially after childbirth, as it can cause a sudden and severe increase in blood pressure.
- Tell your doctor if you have narrow-angle glaucoma.