Levosimendan Waymade
Levosimendan Waymade helps your heart pump better and widens blood vessels, easing breathing difficulties in severe heart failure.
Form
infuusiokonsentraatti, liuosta varten
Strength
2.5 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Levosimendan
Manufacturer
Waymade B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will give you a fast drip (infusion) for about 10 minutes, followed by a slower drip that can last up to 24 hours. Your doctor will decide your exact dose.
Method
This medicine is given as a drip (infusion) directly into a vein.
Important
The drip usually lasts for a maximum of 24 hours.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Abnormally fast heart rate
- •Headache
- •Low blood pressure
- •Low potassium levels in the blood
- •Trouble sleeping
- •Dizziness
- •Atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat where the upper chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating normally)
- •Extra heartbeats
- •Worsening heart failure
- •Lack of oxygen to the heart
- •Nausea
- •Constipation
- •Diarrhea
- •Vomiting
- •Low hemoglobin levels
RARE
- •Ventricular fibrillation (a serious irregular heartbeat where the lower chambers of the heart quiver instead of beating normally)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to levosimendan or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if your blood pressure is very low or your heart rate is too fast.
- Do not use if you have severe kidney or liver disease.
- Do not use if you have a heart condition that prevents your heart from filling or emptying correctly.
- Do not use if you have ever had a heart rhythm problem called Torsades de Pointes.
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- Tell your doctor if you have any liver or kidney problems.
- Tell your doctor if you have low blood counts and chest pain.
- Tell your doctor if you have an abnormally fast or irregular heartbeat (like atrial fibrillation) or low potassium in your blood.