Levosimendan Amdipharm
Levosimendan Amdipharm helps your heart pump stronger and widens blood vessels, making it easier to breathe if you have severe heart failure.
Form
infuusiokonsentraatti, liuosta varten
Strength
2.5 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Levosimendan
Manufacturer
Amdipharm Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose. The treatment usually starts with a short, fast infusion, followed by a slower infusion.
Method
This medicine is given as a drip into a vein in a hospital, after it has been diluted.
Important
The infusion usually lasts up to 24 hours.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Headache
- •Low blood pressure
RARE
- •Low potassium in blood
- •Trouble sleeping
- •Dizziness
- •Irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation, where the upper chambers of the heart quiver)
- •Extra heartbeats
- •Heart failure
- •Lack of oxygen to the heart
- •Nausea
- •Constipation
- •Diarrhea
- •Vomiting
- •Low red blood cell count
- •Very fast and irregular heartbeat from the lower chambers of the heart (ventricular fibrillation)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to levosimendan or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have very low blood pressure, a very fast heartbeat, severe kidney or liver disease, a heart condition that prevents proper filling or emptying of the heart, or a specific type of abnormal heart rhythm called Torsades de Pointes.
- Discuss with your doctor if you have liver or kidney disease, low blood counts, chest pain, a fast or irregular heartbeat, or low potassium levels in your blood.
- This medicine is not for children or adolescents under 18 years of age.
- Using this medicine with other IV heart medicines or isosorbide mononitrate can cause your blood pressure to drop.
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- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant, talk to your doctor. Do not breastfeed during treatment as it may harm the baby's heart or circulation.
- This medicine may affect your ability to drive or use machines. Do not drive or operate machinery if you feel unsafe.
- This medicine contains alcohol, which can affect driving, using machines, and how other medicines work. Talk to your doctor if you have epilepsy, liver problems, or alcohol dependence.