Pedismof
Pedismof is a medicine given by drip (infusion) to provide nutrition for babies and children when they cannot eat normally.
Form
infuusioneste, emulsio
Active Ingredient
Alanine
Manufacturer
Fresenius Kabi AB
How to Use
Dosage
The doctor will decide the dose based on your child's age, weight, and health condition.
Method
The medicine is given as a drip (infusion) into a large vein, usually in the chest area, through a thin plastic tube.
Important
The doctor will ensure that your child does not receive more than the maximum daily dose.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •High fat levels in the blood (hypertriglyceridemia).
- •High blood sugar (hyperglycemia).
RARE
- •High fat levels in the blood (hyperlipidemia).
- •Blockage of bile flow, where bile fluid does not flow normally (cholestasis).
- •Fever.
- •Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), due to high bilirubin levels in the blood.
- •Sudden, unexpected worsening of the patient's condition (fat overload syndrome).
- •Fat accumulation in the liver (enlarged liver).
- •Impaired liver function.
- •Decrease in red blood cells (anemia), which can cause paleness, weakness, or breathing difficulties.
- •Decrease in white blood cells (leukopenia), which can increase the risk of infection.
- •Decrease in platelets (thrombocytopenia), which can increase the risk of bruising and/or bleeding.
- •Blood clotting disorders.
- •Coma requiring hospitalization.
- •Nausea, vomiting, chills, and sweating (if too much medicine is given).
- •Increase in body temperature (if too much medicine is given).
- •Too much sugar in the blood and urine (hyperglycemia and glucosuria), which can lead to hyperosmolar syndrome (if too much medicine is given).
Important Warnings
- If your child is allergic to eggs, fish, soy, peanuts, or any ingredient in this medicine.
- If your child has inborn problems with using amino acids or metabolism.
- If your child's blood sugar is too high (hyperglycemia).
- If your child has too much salt in their blood.
- If your child is a newborn (under 28 days old), this medicine must not be given with a specific antibiotic (ceftriaxone) due to a risk of fatal particles forming in the blood.
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- If your child has too many fats in their blood (hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia) when all three chambers are mixed.
- Talk to the doctor if your child has kidney, liver, or heart problems, diabetes, a severe infection, or fluid in the lungs.
- If your child develops fever, rash, swelling, difficulty breathing, chills, sweating, nausea, or vomiting during the infusion, tell healthcare staff immediately.