Remifentanil
General English name: Remifentanil
Brand: Ultiva
Application: analgesic drug - anesthesia
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The correct amount and method of taking Remifentanil
Contraindications Remifentanil
The effect of Remifentanil on driving and operating machinery
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Warning about taking Remifentanil
Side effects of Remifentanil
Side effects of Remifentanil overdose (Remifentanil poisoning)
Storage conditions of Remifentanil
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Remifentanil is an analgesic drug used as a general anesthetic for surgery. It is also used as an adjunct to other anesthetics and as a sedative and analgesic.
The correct amount and method of taking Remifentanil
Read the package leaflet carefully before starting treatment with this medicine. This brochure will help you to get comprehensive medication information about the drug and its possible side effects.
Remifentanil vials are usually injected into you by a nurse in a hospital during surgery and anesthesia. The dose and amount of this medicine is determined by your doctor. Depending on the duration of anesthesia, the patient's condition and weight, the dose and amount of injection of this drug will vary.
Remifentanil vials are injected intravenously (slowly over 1-2 minutes).
Contraindications Remifentanil
Note the expiration date of the remifentanil medicine and do not take it if the medicine in your hand has expired.
Never give Remifentanil to another person, even if your baby has the same symptoms.
Check for drug interactions with remifentanil, and if you are using a drug that interacts with this drug, talk to your doctor about using your medications.
Remifentanil during pregnancy and lactation
During pregnancy and lactation, you should not use the drug arbitrarily and without consulting a doctor, but studies on this drug show that this drug does not have a detrimental effect on pregnant women and their fetuses.
The effect of Remifentanil on driving and operating machinery
Remifentanil causes drowsiness, drowsiness, and blurred vision. Avoid driving or operating machinery as long as it works in your body. It takes a few days for the effect of this medicine to leave your body.
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Drug interactions may alter drug performance and increase the risk of serious side effects. Make a list of all the medicines (including prescription / over-the-counter and herbal medicines) you use and share them with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not change the dose of your medicine without consulting your doctor or stop taking the medicine.
Remifentanil may interact with: alimopane, codeine, benzodiazepines, sedatives, monoamine oxidases, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, other opioids, hydrocodone, sufentanil, fentanyl.
Warning about taking Remifentanil
- Some medications may not be prescribed under certain conditions, and some medications may be prescribed if additional treatment is needed; Therefore, it is best for your doctor to be aware of the following before taking Remifentanil:
- If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding your baby.
- If you have respiratory problems.
- If you have liver and kidney problems.
- If you have heart disease.
- If you are taking certain medications. These medicines include all the medicines available, whether you are prescribed them or taking them without a doctor's prescription, such as herbal medicines and complementary medicines.
- If you have a history of an allergic reaction to another medicine or fentanyl.
Side effects of Remifentanil
All medications can cause side effects. But many consumers also do not experience any side effects. This medicine may cause fatal and dangerous side effects in some additives, in case of any of these side effects should be reported to your doctor:
- nausea
- Vomit
- Respiratory failure
- Bradycardia (dose dependent)
- blood pressure
- Hypotension (dose dependent)
- Tachycardia
- Skeletal muscle stiffness (dose dependent)
- Postoperative pain
- Apnea
- Hypoxia
- Bile duct disease
Consult your doctor if you have any other symptoms that you feel may be due to the use of Remifentanil.
Side effects of Remifentanil overdose (Remifentanil poisoning)
This medicine is given under the supervision of a doctor and the risk of poisoning is very low, but if you feel that you have been poisoned and have symptoms such as shortness of breath, fainting and weakness (fainting), call the emergency room immediately.
Storage conditions of Remifentanil
Keep the medicine out of the reach of children.
If you need to keep Remifentanil at home, ask your doctor or nurse how to store Remifentanil vials.