Myoxant solution for i/v injection

Country: Armenia

Language: English

Source: Դեղերի և բժշկական տեխնոլոգիաների փորձագիտական կենտրոնի գործունեության Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում

Active ingredient:

cisatracurium (cisatracurium besylate)

Available from:

Liqvor CJSC

ATC code:

M03AC11

INN (International Name):

cisatracurium (cisatracurium besylate)

Dosage:

2mg/ml

Pharmaceutical form:

solution for i/v injection

Units in package:

(5) glass vials 2,5ml

Prescription type:

Prescription

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2020-06-02

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
MYOXANT™
CISATRACURIUM
MYOXANT 5 MG/2.5 ML SOLUTION FOR I/V INJECTION
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
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WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1
What Myoxant is and what it is used for
2
What you need to know before you are given Myoxant
3
How Myoxant is given
4
Possible side effects
5
How to store Myoxant
6
Contents of the pack and other information
1
WHAT MYOXANT IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Myoxant contains a medicine called cisatracurium. This belongs to a
group of medicines
called muscle relaxants.
Myoxant is used:
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to relax muscles during operations on adults and children over 1 month
of age, including
heart surgery
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to help insert a tube into the windpipe (tracheal intubation), if a
person needs help to
breathe
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to relax the muscles of adults in intensive care.
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Ask your doctor if you would like more explanation about this
medicine.
2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW B
EFORE
YOU ARE GIVEN MYOXANT
DO NOT USE MYOXANT:
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if you are allergic to cisatracurium, any other muscle relaxant or any
of the other
ingredients in Myoxant (listed in section 6)
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you have reacted badly to an anaesthetic before.
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Do not have Myoxant if any of the above apply to you. If you are not
sure, talk to your doctor,
nurse or pharmacist before you have Myoxant.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH MYOXANT
Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before having this medicine:
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if you have muscle weakness, tiredness or difficulty in co-ordinating
your movements
(myasthenia gravis)
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you have a neuromuscular disease, such as a muscle wasting disease,
paralysis, motor
neurone disease or cerebral palsy
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if you have a burn which requires me