Vistarin 4000 Anti-Xa IU/0.4 ml (SC Injection)

0.4 ml pre-filled syringe: ৳ 425.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Enoxaparin sodium
Company Aci limited
Also available as
Vistarin 6000 anti xa injection Vistarin 8000 anti xa injection Vistarin 2000 anti xa injection

Indications

  • Treatment of deep vein thrombosis, with or without pulmonary embolism
  • Treatment of unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction
  • Prevention of thrombus formation in extra corporeal circulation during hemodialysis
  • Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic disease in surgical patients
  • Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic disease in medical patients

Composition

  • Each 0.2 ml pre-filled syringe contains Enoxaparin Sodium BP 20 mg
  • Each 0.4 ml pre-filled syringe contains Enoxaparin Sodium BP 40 mg
  • Each 0.6 ml pre-filled syringe contains Enoxaparin Sodium BP 60 mg
  • Each 0.8 ml pre-filled syringe contains Enoxaparin Sodium BP 80 mg

Pharmacology

Low molecular weight heparin with high anti-Xa activity and low anti-IIa or antithrombin activity

Dosage

  • Subcutaneously 100 anti-Xa lU/kg twice daily for 10 days
  • Subcutaneously 150 anti-Xa lU/kq once daily for 10 days
  • Oral anticoagulant therapy initiation
  • Subcutaneously 100 anti-Xa lU/kg twice daily for 2-8 days (unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction)
  • Subcutaneously 100 anti-Xa lU/kg for patients with high risk of hemorrhage

Administration

Instructions on injecting yourself with Enoxaparin Sodium Syringes

Interaction

Recommendations for discontinuing agents affecting hemostasis prior to Vistarin therapy

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to Enoxaparin Sodium, heparin or other low molecular weight heparins, active major bleeding

Side Effects

  • Haemorrhage (bleeding)
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Elevations of serum aminotransferase
  • Pain, bluish marks at injection sites to skin rash at injection sites
  • Neuraxial hematomas with concurrent use of Vistarin and spinal/epidural anesthesia or spinal puncture

Pregnancy & Lactation

Enoxaparin Sodium pregnancy category B, no known excretion in human milk

Precautions & Warnings

Vistarin administration precautions, platelet count monitoring recommendation

Use in Special Populations

  • Dose in Elderly Patients
  • Dose in Renal Impairment
  • Dose in Hepatic Impairment

Overdose Effects

Neutralization of Vistarin by protamine sulfate

Therapeutic Class

Parenteral anti-coagulants

Storage Conditions

Cool and dry place, protect from light and moisture, do not store above 25°C

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