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ইঙ্গিত ও ব্যবহার
Asmaphen is used to correct low blood pressure caused by spinal or epidural anaesthesia. It is of limited benefit in hypotensive crises arising from shock, circulatory collapse, or haemorrhage.
ডোজ নির্দেশিকা
শুধুমাত্র নির্দেশিকা তথ্য
প্রদর্শিত ডোজগুলি সরকারি উৎসের সাধারণ নির্দেশিকা। ব্যক্তিগতকৃত ডোজের জন্য সর্বদা আপনার ডাক্তার বা ফার্মাসিস্টের পরামর্শ নিন।
Adults:
Ephedrine Hydrochloride is used to reverse low blood pressure caused by spinal or epidural anaesthesia. In adults, the usual approach is a slow intravenous injection of 3 to 6 mg (up to 9 mg at most), which may be repeated every 3 to 4 minutes as needed, up to a maximum total dose of 30 mg. It may also be given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.
পার্শ্বপ্রতিক্রিয়া
Adverse effects that have been reported include nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Effects on the heart and circulation include a fast heartbeat (occasionally a slow one), irregular heartbeat, chest pain, narrowing of blood vessels with raised blood pressure, or widening of blood vessels with lowered blood pressure, along with dizziness and flushing. Breathlessness may also occur. Other reported effects include headache, anxiety, restlessness, confusion, psychotic reactions, insomnia, and tremor; difficulty passing urine or retaining urine; sweating and excessive salivation; and changes in blood-glucose levels. Very rarely, it may trigger angle-closure glaucoma.
সতর্কতা ও নিষেধাজ্ঞা
Warnings & Precautions
Asmaphen should be used cautiously in patients with hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, renal impairment, or angle-closure glaucoma. In men with an enlarged prostate, it may make urination more difficult. During pregnancy and breastfeeding: injectable Asmaphen has been linked to a faster fetal heart rate, and breast-fed infants of mothers taking it have shown irritability and disturbed sleep.
নিষেধাজ্ঞা
Ephedrine should not be used by anyone with coronary thrombosis. It should also be used carefully in patients who have organic heart disease, cardiac decompensation, hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure, or angina pectoris, as well as in those who are taking digitalis.