Sevofluran Baxter
Sevofluran Baxter is a medicine used to put adults and children into a deep, pain-free sleep during surgery.
Form
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Strength
100 %
Active Ingredient
Sevoflurane
Manufacturer
Baxter Oy
How to Use
Dosage
Your anesthesiologist will decide the correct dose based on your age, weight, and the type of surgery.
Method
Sevofluran Baxter is given as a vapor that you breathe in through a mask. You might also get another medicine as an injection first to help you fall asleep.
Important
This medicine is always given by a healthcare professional. The dose is carefully controlled and not given daily.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Agitation or restlessness
- •Slow heart rate
- •Low blood pressure
- •Feeling sick (nausea) and being sick (vomiting)
- •Cough
- •Feeling sleepy or very tired
- •Headache
- •Dizziness
- •Fast heart rate
- •High blood pressure
- •Breathing problems or constricted airways
- •Fever or chills
RARE
- •Confusion
- •Irregular heartbeat or palpitations
- •Stopped breathing (apnea)
- •Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis), which can include rash, swelling of the face/lips/tongue, and trouble breathing.
- •Seizures or sudden jerking movements
- •Serious liver problems
- •Dangerously high body temperature (malignant hyperthermia)
Important Warnings
- If you are allergic to sevoflurane or other anesthesia medicines.
- If you have had liver problems or jaundice after anesthesia in the past.
- If you have or might have a risk of malignant hyperthermia (a condition where your body temperature gets dangerously high during or after surgery).
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney, heart, brain, muscle, or mitochondrial disease, or if a child has Down syndrome.