PYCADRON Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection B.P. 8mg/2ml
Composition:
Each 2m1 contains: Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate B.P. Equ. to Dexamthasone Phosphate 8 mg. Water for Injection B.P. q.s.
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you are given this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
1. WHAT DEXAMETHASONE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Dexamethasone phosphate Solution for Injection belongs to a group of medicines called
corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are hormones help to keep you healthy and well. Boosting your body with extra corticosteroid, such as Dexamethasone, is an effective way to treat various illnesses involving inflammation in the body. Dexamethasone lowers inflammation, which could otherwise go on making your condition worse. You must take this medicine regularly to get maximum benefit from it.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN DEXAMETHASONE
You should NOT be given Dexamethasone if:
You are allergic (hypersensitive) to dexamethasone. The signs of an allergic reaction include a rash, itching or shortness of breath.
You have an infection that affects the whole body
You have an infection of a joint
You have unstable joints. This is a condition where joints, such as the knee, can suddenly give way. If any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor, pharmacist ornurse before being given Dexamethasone.
Check with your doctor first if:
You have ever had severe depression or manic depression (bipolar disorder).
Any of your close family has had these illnesses
Take special care with Dexamethasone
Before you are given Dexamethasone, tell your doctor if:
You have a cancer of the blood, kidney or liver problems, high blood pressure or heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, glaucoma, peptic ulcer, epilepsy
You have had muscle weakness with this or other steroids in the past
You have mental problems or you have had a mental illness which was made worse by this type of medicine such as ‘steroid psychosis’
You have migraines, tuberculosis (TB), infection with parasites , head injury, ‘Cushing’s syndrome’ You have had a stroke
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before having Dexamethasone.
If you develop an infection while you are having this medicine, you should talk to your doctor. Do not use Dexamethasone for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Dexamethasone and viral infections
While you are having this kind of medicine, you should not come into contact with anyone who has chicken
pox, shingles or measles if you have not had these illnesses.
Other medicines and Dexamethasone
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Talk to your doctor before having this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines
Dexamethasone is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.
3. HOW YOU ARE GIVEN DEXAMETHASONE
Dexamethasone is normally given as an injection into a muscle or under your skin. It can also be given as an injection into a vein. The dose depends on your illness and how bad it is. Your doctor will decide the dose.
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Dexamethasone can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Dexamethasone can also cause side effects when you stop using it.
Dexamethasone can cause serious mental health problems. Few of them are mentioned below: Feeling depressed, including thinking about suicide, high (mania) or moods that go up and down, Feeling anxious, having problems sleeping, difficulty in thinking An allergic reaction (skin rash or itching) Any kind of skin rash or itching of the skin, Difficulty in breathing.
Stomach and gut problems, Problems with salts in your blood, Problems with sugar in your blood, Heart and blood problems, Bone problems, Recurring infections, Skin problems, Eye problems, Hormone problems, Nervous system problems.
Problems with sugar in your blood: an excess of sugar (hyperglycaemia)
Reporting of side effects:
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
5. HOW TO STORE DEXAMETHASONE
Keep this medicine out of sight and reach of children
Do not store above 25°C Do not refrigerate or freeze Store in the original package in order to protect from light
Do not use this medicine if you notice damages to the glass ampoule
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