Sugammadex Aguettant
Sugammadex Aguettant helps your muscles recover faster after surgery so you can breathe on your own again.
Form
injektioneste, liuos, esitäytetty ruisku
Strength
50 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Sugammadex sodium
Manufacturer
Laboratoire Aguettant
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose based on your weight and how much muscle relaxant is still affecting you. The usual dose is 2-4 mg per kg of body weight for adults and children aged 2-17. For faster recovery, adults may receive 16 mg per kg.
Method
A doctor will give you this medicine as a single shot into a vein during or after surgery.
Important
This medicine is given as a single injection during surgery; there is no typical maximum daily dose for continuous use.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Cough
- •Breathing problems, such as coughing or moving as if you are waking up or taking a breath.
- •Light anesthesia, meaning you might start to wake up during surgery and need more anesthetic, which could cause you to move or cough.
- •Complications during treatment, such as changes in heart rate, coughing, or moving.
- •Low blood pressure due to the surgery.
RARE
- •Shortness of breath due to muscle spasms in the airways (bronchospasm), especially in patients with a history of lung problems.
- •Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity to the medicine) such as rash, red skin, swelling of the tongue and/or throat, breathing difficulty, changes in blood pressure or heart rate, sometimes leading to severe low blood pressure. Severe allergic reactions can be life-threatening.
- •Muscle relaxation returning after surgery.
- •Very slow heart rate or even cardiac arrest can occur when Sugammadex Aguettant is given.
Important Warnings
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to Sugammadex Aguettant or any of its ingredients.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, as this medicine is removed from your body through the kidneys.
- Tell your doctor if you have liver problems.
- Tell your doctor if you have swelling or fluid retention in your body.
- Tell your doctor if you have conditions that increase bleeding risk or if you take blood thinners.
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- This medicine is not recommended for children under 2 years of age.
- Tell your doctor about all other medicines you are taking, have recently taken, or might take, as they can affect or be affected by Sugammadex Aguettant.
- It is very important to tell your doctor if you have recently taken toremifene (for breast cancer) or fusidic acid (an antibiotic), as these can make Sugammadex Aguettant less effective.
- Sugammadex Aguettant can make hormonal birth control (like pills, rings, implants, or coils) less effective. Use other protection for 7 days if using non-pill forms.
- This medicine might affect blood test results for progesterone. Tell your doctor if you need a progesterone test on the same day you get this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are breastfeeding.