Sugammadex Baxter
Sugammadex Baxter helps your muscles recover faster after surgery so you can breathe normally again.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
100 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Sugammadex sodium
Manufacturer
Baxter Holding B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will give you the right amount based on your weight and how much muscle relaxant you still have. Usually, it's 2-4 mg for each kilogram you weigh, but sometimes a higher dose is needed for faster recovery.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give it to you as a single shot into your vein.
Important
This medicine is given as a single dose by a doctor during surgery. You will not take this medicine daily at home.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Cough
- •Breathing problems, such as coughing or moving as if you're trying to wake up or gasp for air
- •Light anesthesia – you might start to wake up from deep sleep and need more anesthetic. This could cause you to move or cough at the end of surgery.
- •Problems during the procedure, like changes in heart rate, coughing, or moving
- •Lower blood pressure due to the surgery
RARE
- •Shortness of breath because of muscle spasms in your airways (bronchospasm), especially if you have had lung problems before
- •Allergic reactions (like a rash, red skin, swelling of the tongue and/or throat, trouble breathing, changes in blood pressure or heart rate). Severe allergic reactions can be life-threatening.
- •Muscles becoming relaxed again after surgery
- •Very slow heart rate or heartbeat, which can even lead to the heart stopping, when Sugammadex Baxter is given
Important Warnings
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to sugammadex or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, as this medicine leaves your body through the kidneys.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver problems.
- Tell your doctor if you have swelling or extra fluid in your body.
- Tell your doctor if you have a condition that makes you bleed more easily or if you take blood thinners.
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- This medicine is not for children under 2 years old.
- Tell your doctor about all other medicines you are taking, especially toremifene (for breast cancer) or fusidic acid (an antibiotic), as they can make Sugammadex Baxter less effective.
- Sugammadex Baxter can make hormonal birth control (like pills or rings) less effective. Ask your doctor for advice on contraception after getting this medicine.
- This medicine might affect results of blood tests for the hormone progesterone. Tell your doctor if you are having a progesterone blood test on the same day.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are breastfeeding. You can still receive this medicine, but you should discuss it first.