Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection
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Product introduction
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is a combination medicine that is used during anesthesia while performing various medical procedures.
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is given by your doctor or nurse. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. Let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.
The most common side effect is allergic reaction. This is temporary and usually resolves with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about these side effects. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can worsen your dizziness.
Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding. You should also tell your doctor if you have any kidney, stomach or liver diseases so that your doctor can prescribe a suitable dose for you.
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is given by your doctor or nurse. The dose you are given will depend on your condition and how you respond to the medicine. Let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.
The most common side effect is allergic reaction. This is temporary and usually resolves with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about these side effects. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can worsen your dizziness.
Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding. You should also tell your doctor if you have any kidney, stomach or liver diseases so that your doctor can prescribe a suitable dose for you.
Uses of Costigmine Injection
- Reversing the effects of certain drugs used during surgery
Benefits of Costigmine Injection
In Reversing the effects of certain drugs used during surgery
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is given to reverse the effects of some of the drugs that were used during surgery such as anesthetics and skeletal muscle relaxants. It is given in a hospital setting by a doctor or nurse and should never be self-administered.
Side effects of Costigmine Injection
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Costigmine
- Allergic reaction
How to use Costigmine Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Costigmine Injection works
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is a combination of two medicines: Glycopyrrolate and Neostigmine.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Long-term use of Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection might reduce milk production.
Long-term use of Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection might reduce milk production.
Driving
UNSAFE
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may affect vision and coordination. This may affect your driving ability.
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may affect vision and coordination. This may affect your driving ability.
Kidney
CAUTION
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Regular monitoring of kidney function test and some blood tests may advised while you are taking this medicine.
Regular monitoring of kidney function test and some blood tests may advised while you are taking this medicine.
Liver
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Costigmine Injection?
If you miss a dose of Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection, please consult your doctor.
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Quick tips
- Talk to your doctor or nurse before you are given Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection:
- If you suffer from asthma attacks, wheezing, or difficulty in breathing
- If you have low or high blood pressure
- If you suffer from cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats) or slow heart rate
- If you have a history of coronary artery disease or a heart attack.
- If you are suffering from epilepsy or Parkinsonism (a disorder in the brain causing muscle stiffness and shaking)
- If you suffer from myasthenia gravis (a disease resulting in severe muscle weakness and fatigue)
- If you suffer from stomach ulcers
- If you suffer from obstruction of the stomach (pyloric stenosis) or bowel causing vomiting, abdominal pain, and swelling (paralytic ileus)
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Costigmine 0.5mg/2.5mg Injection should be used with caution in elderly people.
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Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
NEURO CNS
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- Glycopyrronium bromide/neostigmine metilsulfate. London, UK: ADVANZ Pharma; 1998 [revised 16 Mar. 2018]. [Accessed 15 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
- Glycopyrrolate+Neostigmine. Co. Dublin, Ireland: Mercury Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Ltd.; 2016. [Accessed 15 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:
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Name: Miracalus Pharma Pvt Ltd
Address: 213, Shivai Dongre Industrial Premises, Andheri - Kurla Road, Andheri(E), Mumbai - 400 072, Maharashtra, India.
Country of origin: India
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