Solvent For Losec I.V. Injection 40mg
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LOSEC® I.V. (omsproxoU]
INJECTION 40mg
Please reod his leoftel corefufy BEFORE you take your medicine. If you hove ony
questions or or* unsure about onything so do with your Remember this medicine is only for you Only o doctor
medicine pleas* ask your doctor.
prescribe it
YOUR MEDICINE IS CAUED IOSEC I.V. INJECTION 40mg
Eoch vwl of powder lot solution lot injection contains the ociive ingredient Omeprazole sodium. equivalent lo Omeprazole 4Gnsq Eoch vial olso contains sodium hydro*id*
Eoch viol it lor on* injection when mixed with on* ampoule containing lh* tolv*tW lor injection. Th* iolv*nt lor Injection conloiru macrogol 400 (poJyelhyfene glycol). citric ocid
Lotec is o type of drug colled a 'proton pump inhibitor' k reduces the produebort of acid
WHO HAS MADE YOUR ME (NONE t
Th* Marketing AidlOlMOM lor lot*c Injection and Solvent or* hold Pharmaceuticals lid Horn* Park, Kings Langley. H*nlordthir*, Enqlor lot*c Injection and Solvent or* manufactured by Astro Production liqu Attro PSormoceubcd Production AB], SI51 85, Sod*riol|*, Sweden Solvent or* monufactured lot*c Injection and Solvent or* released or Attro Phormocautkait lid., S*dg* Clot*. Great Oakley. Corby, North England NNI8 8HS.
WHAT IS YOUR MEDICINE USED TOR 7
lot*c Injection it ut*d for (recking lh* following condition* when you t k earmark by mouth:- •Acid from the tlomoch escoping into lh* bod p mflommotion and heartburn (r#4u* oesophagitis and oesophogeol red acid in th* tlomoch cout*d by growth in lh* pancreas - (ZollmgarEILt •Ulcers in th* upper port of he intestine (duodenal ulcer) or stomach ( •Prevention of oomoge lo lh* lungt caused by breathing in tlomoch II atpiralion|. for inti once, it may be uted before on operation
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ICfOtt BEING GIVEN YOUR MEDtONE
Moke sure you hove told your doctor about ony othtr medicines that you are taking
including those you hove bought wihocX o prescription.
Ih# questions below or* being asked to check hot it is sol* lor you to take his medicine
If you con answer YES to ony ol hese. you should discuss it wits your doctor BEFORE
taking the medicine
you oQergic to any ol the
edienls in losec Injection 7
•Are you
be pregnonl, or considering becoming pregnant 7
•Are you
[lor epilepsy) or warfarin |for Ihinrn
lolowing medicines 7 - diazepam (tar your nerves), phenytoin
of the blood) or ketoconozole (for fungal infections]
Irver problems
so, you should discuss tus with your doctor, os he
BEING GIVEN YOUR MEDICINE
lotec Injection it only lor odubt ond thould not be given lo children Your medicine will be given lo you by o doctor who will decide how much you need. To tlort with thu will usually be 10ml given to you slowly over 5 minutes Before o hospital operation when you are to be given o general onoeifhelic the injection should be given over o penud ol 5 minutes on* hour be (or* surgery If you think you hove been given too much medico* 1*1 your doctor Th* reconstituted solution should not be used if port<l*t or* present ond thould b* uted an one patient during one ii*otmenl.
AFTER YOU HAVE HAD YOUR MEDICINE
os th* effects
use on meoicmes. losec Injection may sometimes couse side effects, os wen winn hot ore needed. These ore usually mild ond go away oiler o shornime You may get
tlomoch ache, dizziness leering loot at pms ond needles Very rorefy you may h sensitivity to light, skin blisters, swollen lips, swelling or soreness ol he mouth and dry mouth, hoir lost, l**l sleepy or hove difficulty steeping, tor* jowls ond muscle blurted vision, swollen limbs, increased sweating, larger breosis. blood or lotie di o high lemperolure, wheezing, ond kidney or liver problems II y<xi or* very fl. yt l**l confused, nervous, depressed or hallucinate k is not known whether has* ski or* coused directfy by losec Injection If you suffer from ony of these side effects, gel ony other unwtuol or unexpected symptoms, talk to your doctor
STORING THE MEDtONE
•This med-one should be used before the expiry dole on the cotton •Your doctor should NOT store your medicine obov* 2S*C. ond should keep itv* container in its outer carton protected horn light •this medic we thould be kept in o sol* pfac# where children cannot reoch k.
9*i ony other unusuol or vne»pected symptoms.
r problems li you or* very il, you moy k is not known whether has* side effects
Il your injection is mod* outside of volidoted oseptic condmons. rt should be used
Any unused contents should be discorded
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