Noradrenaline Aguettant 4 mg/4 ml (IV Infusion)

4 ml ampoule: ৳ 550.00

Medicine Details

Indications

  • blood pressure control
  • acute hypotensive states
  • pheochromocytomectomy
  • sympathectomy
  • poliomyelitis
  • spinal anesthesia
  • myocardial infarction
  • septicemia
  • blood transfusion
  • drug reactions
  • treatment of cardiac arrest
  • profound hypotension

Pharmacology

  • direct-acting sympathomimetic
  • stimulates beta1 and alpha-adrenergic receptors
  • vasoconstriction
  • raises systolic and diastolic BP
  • reflex slowing of heart rate

Dosage & Administration

  • infusion into a large vein
  • blood volume depletion correction
  • dilution in 5 percent dextrose injection
  • administration with blood volume replacement
  • average dosage calculation
  • high dosage titration
  • fluid intake considerations
  • duration of therapy
  • adjunctive treatment in cardiac arrest

Interaction

  • sensitization to anesthetics
  • contraindicated with certain anesthetics
  • caution with monoamine oxidase inhibitors and antidepressants

Contraindications

  • hypotensive patients with blood volume deficits
  • mesenteric or peripheral vascular thrombosis
  • use during certain anesthesia
  • profound hypoxia or hypercarbia

Side Effects

  • ischemic injury
  • bradycardia
  • arrhythmias
  • anxiety
  • headache
  • respiratory difficulty
  • extravasation necrosis
  • plasma volume depletion
  • gangrene
  • severe hypertension

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category C
  • unknown excretion in human milk
  • caution during nursing

Precautions & Warnings

  • avoiding hypertension
  • site of infusion considerations
  • extravasation precautions
  • antidote for extravasation ischemia

Use in Special Populations

  • safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients not established
  • cautious use in elderly patients
  • no carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility studies

Overdose Effects

  • headache
  • severe hypertension
  • reflex bradycardia
  • marked increase in peripheral resistance
  • decreased cardiac output

Therapeutic Class

  • alpha and beta-adrenergic agonist

Reconstitution

  • intravenous administration
  • dilution with 5% glucose injection
  • dilution with sodium chloride injection not recommended

Storage Conditions

  • temperature not exceeding 30°C
  • dry place
  • protect from light

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