Noradrenaline Sintetica
Noradrenaline Sintetica contains noradrenaline, which narrows blood vessels, and is used in emergencies to raise blood pressure when it drops suddenly.
Form
infuusiokonsentraatti, liuosta varten
Strength
1 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Noradrenaline tartrate
Manufacturer
Sintetica GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
A doctor or nurse will give you Noradrenaline Sintetica in a hospital. The exact dose will be determined by your doctor.
Method
This medicine is given as an infusion directly into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will determine and monitor your maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •Slow heartbeat
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Palpitations
- •Increased contraction of heart muscle
- •Acute heart failure
- •Abnormal heart rhythm
- •Breathing difficulties
- •Anxiety
- •Insomnia
- •Confusion
- •Weakness
- •Psychotic state
- •Headache
- •Tremors
- •High blood pressure, lack of oxygen in an organ (hypoxia)
- •Acute glaucoma
- •Cold limbs
- •Painful limbs
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Urinary retention (difficulty emptying bladder)
- •Local irritation at the injection site and tissue death (necrosis)
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to noradrenaline or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have abnormally low blood pressure due to abnormally low blood volume (hypovolemia).
- Do not use if you are given certain anesthetics, such as halothane or cyclopropane, as they can increase the risk of irregular heartbeat.
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes.
- Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure.
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- Tell your doctor if you have an overactive thyroid gland.
- Tell your doctor if your blood oxygen levels are low.
- Tell your doctor if your blood carbon dioxide levels are high.
- Tell your doctor if you have blood clots or narrow blood vessels leading to your heart, intestines, or other body parts.
- Tell your doctor if you have low blood pressure after a heart attack.
- Tell your doctor if you have chest pain called Prinzmetal's angina.
- Tell your doctor if you are elderly.
- Tell your doctor if you are at risk of extravasation (blood or lymph fluid leaking from blood vessels into surrounding tissues).
- Tell your doctor if you have severe left ventricular dysfunction (a serious heart condition).
- If you have irregular heart rhythm (your heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly), you may need a lower dose.
- Overdose or hypersensitivity may cause very high blood pressure, sensitivity to light, chest pain behind the breastbone, throat pain, paleness, severe sweating, and vomiting.