Sugammadex Glenmark
This medicine helps your muscles recover faster after surgery by reversing the effects of certain muscle relaxants, allowing you to breathe on your own again sooner.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
100 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Sugammadex sodium
Manufacturer
Glenmark Arzneimittel GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is 2-4 mg per kg of body weight for adults and children aged 2-17 years; a 16 mg/kg dose may be used for adults needing a faster reversal.
Method
It is given as a single injection into a vein by an anesthesiologist.
Important
Your anesthesiologist will determine the appropriate dose for your surgery; it is typically a single administration.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Cough
- •Breathing difficulties, such as coughing or movements as if waking up or gasping for breath
- •Light anesthesia, meaning you might start waking up during surgery and need more anesthetic, leading to movement or coughing.
- •Complications during the procedure, such as changes in heart rate, coughing, or movement.
- •Drop in blood pressure due to the surgery.
RARE
- •Shortness of breath due to muscle spasms in the airways (bronchospasm), seen in patients with a history of lung problems.
- •Allergic reactions (drug hypersensitivity), such as rash, red skin, swelling of the tongue and/or throat, shortness of breath, changes in blood pressure or heart rate, sometimes leading to severe low blood pressure. Severe allergic or allergy-like reactions can be life-threatening.
- •Return of muscle relaxation after surgery.
- •Severe slowing of the heart rate, which can lead to cardiac arrest, may occur when Sugammadex Glenmark is given.
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to sugammadex or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Inform your doctor if you have kidney disease, as this medicine is removed from your body through the kidneys.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have fluid retention (swelling).
- Inform your doctor if you have conditions that increase bleeding risk or if you are taking blood thinners.
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- This medicine may make hormonal contraceptives (like birth control pills, rings, implants, or coils) less effective. Use additional non-hormonal contraception for 7 days after receiving this medicine.
- This medicine is not recommended for children under 2 years of age.