Sugammadex Aspen
This medicine helps you wake up faster and breathe on your own sooner after muscle relaxants used during surgery.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
100 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Sugammadex sodium
Manufacturer
Aspen Pharma Trading Limited
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor decides your dose based on your weight and how much muscle relaxant is still affecting you. The usual dose for adults and children 2-17 years old is 2-4 mg per kg of body weight.
Method
An anesthesiologist will give you this medicine as a single injection into a vein.
Important
For adults, up to 16 mg per kg can be given if a very fast recovery from muscle relaxants is needed.
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 and need more anesthetic, leading to movement or coughing at the end of surgery.
- •Complications during the procedure, such as changes in heart rate, coughing, or movement.
- •A drop in blood pressure due to the surgery.
RARE
- •Shortness of breath from muscle spasms in the airways (bronchospasm), seen in patients with a history of lung disease.
- •Allergic reactions (drug sensitivity) such as rash, skin redness, swelling of the tongue and/or throat, shortness of breath, changes in blood pressure or heart rate. These can sometimes lead to a severe drop in blood pressure and can be life-threatening.
- •Return of muscle relaxation after surgery.
- •Severe slowing of the heart rate and pulse, potentially leading to cardiac arrest (heart stopping), can occur when this medicine is given.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to sugammadex or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, because this medicine leaves your body through the kidneys.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have swelling from fluid build-up in your body.
- Tell your doctor if you have conditions that increase your risk of bleeding or if you take blood thinners.
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- This medicine is not recommended for children younger than 2 years old.
- It is very important to tell your doctor if you have recently taken toremifene (for breast cancer) or fusidic acid (an antibiotic).
- This medicine can make hormonal birth control (like pills, rings, implants, or coils) less effective. You should use extra non-hormonal protection (like condoms) for the next 7 days.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are breastfeeding.