Flumazenil Fresenius Kabi
This medicine helps you wake up from sleepiness caused by certain sedatives or helps if you have taken too much of those medicines.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
0.1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Flumazenil
Manufacturer
Fresenius Kabi AB
How to Use
Dosage
The first dose is usually 0.2–0.3 mg, given into a vein over 15 seconds. If you are not awake enough, more doses of 0.1 mg can be given every minute.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give you this medicine directly into a vein, either as an injection or a longer infusion.
Important
The most you can get during one treatment is usually 2.0 mg, but your doctor will decide how much you need.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling sick (nausea)
- •Allergic reactions
- •Feeling worried or anxious
- •Changes in mood
- •Trouble sleeping (insomnia)
- •Feeling sleepy
- •Dizziness
- •Headache
- •Feeling restless
- •Shaking or trembling you can't control
- •Dry mouth
- •Breathing too fast or too deep
- •Speech problems
- •Strange skin sensations (like pins and needles, cold, or heat)
- •Seeing double
- •Eyes not looking in the same direction (squinting)
- •More tears than usual
- •Feeling your heart beat fast
- •Red skin (flushing)
- •Low blood pressure when standing up
- •Temporary high blood pressure when you wake up
- •Vomiting
- •Hiccups
- •Sweating
- •Feeling tired
- •Pain where the injection was given
RARE
- •Feeling scared
- •Seizures (fits)
- •Hearing problems
- •Fast or slow heartbeat
- •Extra heartbeats
- •Trouble breathing
- •Cough
- •Stuffy nose
- •Chest pain
- •Chills
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to flumazenil or any other ingredients.
- Do not use if you have been treated with certain strong sedatives for life-threatening problems (like swelling in your brain or severe seizures), or if you have symptoms of an overdose from both those sedatives and certain antidepressant medicines.
- You will be watched closely after getting this medicine, because the sleepy effect of the sedatives might come back.
- If you have used a lot of strong sedatives for a long time, fast injections of this medicine should be avoided. This is because it can cause withdrawal symptoms.
- If you have epilepsy and have used strong sedatives for a long time, this medicine is usually not recommended, as it might cause seizures.
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- Be careful if you have a serious head injury or unstable pressure in your brain, as this medicine might increase brain pressure.
- This medicine is not suggested if you are dependent on sedatives, alcohol, or other medicines, or if you have had panic attacks before.
- If your liver isn't working well, this medicine might stay in your body longer.
- Do not drive or use any dangerous machines for at least 24 hours after your treatment, because the sleepy effects might return.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant, talk to your doctor. Do not breastfeed for 24 hours after getting this medicine.