Propolipid
Propolipid is a medicine used to make you sleep during surgery or other medical procedures, or to make you very calm and drowsy without fully sleeping.
Form
injektio-/infuusioneste, emulsio, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
10 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Propofol
Manufacturer
Fresenius Kabi AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will determine the correct dose for you based on your age, weight, and medical condition to make you sleep or feel calm.
Method
This medicine is given by a doctor or nurse as an injection into a vein, usually in your hand or arm, either manually or using a special pump.
Important
Your doctor will carefully control the amount and duration of this medicine. For sedation, it is generally not used for more than 7 days.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Pain at the injection site (when the injection is given, before you fall asleep).
- •Slow or fast heartbeat.
- •Low blood pressure.
- •Changes in breathing (fast breathing, temporary stopping of breathing).
- •Hiccups.
- •Cough (can also happen when you wake up).
- •Headache.
- •Nausea, vomiting.
RARE
- •Swelling and redness at the injection site or blood clots near the injection site in the vein.
- •Body twitching and trembling or seizures (can also happen when you wake up).
- •Severe allergic reaction, which can cause breathing difficulties, skin swelling and redness, hot flashes.
- •Fluid buildup in the lungs, which can cause shortness of breath (can also happen when you wake up).
- •Unusual urine color (can also happen when you wake up).
- •Involuntary movements.
- •Severe skin and tissue reaction if the medicine is accidentally given outside the vein.
- •Prolonged, often painful erection.
- •Dizziness, chills, and feeling cold.
- •Agitation.
- •Unconsciousness after the procedure (patients recovered without problems).
- •Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), causing severe stomach pain (link not confirmed).
- •Fever after surgery.
- •Abnormal feeling of happiness (euphoria).
- •Sexual arousal.
- •Irregular heartbeat.
- •ECG changes (Brugada syndrome-like ECG).
- •Changes in liver size.
- •Kidney failure.
- •Muscle cell breakdown (rhabdomyolysis), increased blood acidity, high potassium and fat levels in blood, heart failure.
- •Drug misuse, mainly by healthcare professionals.
- •Hepatitis (liver inflammation), acute liver failure (symptoms include yellow skin/eyes, itching, dark urine, stomach pain, tenderness in the liver area, sometimes loss of appetite).
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to propofol, soy, peanuts, or any other ingredients listed in the leaflet.
- Do not use for children under 16 years old who need sedation in an intensive care unit.
- Inform your doctor about any heart, lung, kidney, or liver disease, epilepsy, high pressure in your head, problems with fat levels in your blood, or severe dehydration. These conditions need careful monitoring.
- Elderly or very weak patients may need smaller doses and require extra careful monitoring.
- Do not drive, operate machinery, or go home alone until you are fully awake and feel completely normal. Ask your doctor when it is safe for you to resume these activities.
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- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant, talk to your doctor. If breastfeeding, stop for 24 hours after treatment and discard breast milk.