Milrinext 1mg Injection
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Product introduction
Milrinext 1mg Injection is a medicine used for short-term treatment of heart failure. It is also used to treat patients with a poorly functioning heart after heart surgery. It makes the heart pump blood more efficiently.
It is administered under the supervision of a doctor. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the medicine for you. The doctor may closely monitor your blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG until you become stable. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection.
Common side effects of this medicine include hypotension, headaches, arrhythmias, and tachycardia. Consult your doctor if these effects bother you. This medicine is used with caution for some people. Thus, you must inform the doctor if you are suffering from any kidney disease. Also, let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and about all the other medications that you are taking regularly.
It is administered under the supervision of a doctor. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the medicine for you. The doctor may closely monitor your blood pressure, heart rate, and ECG until you become stable. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection.
Common side effects of this medicine include hypotension, headaches, arrhythmias, and tachycardia. Consult your doctor if these effects bother you. This medicine is used with caution for some people. Thus, you must inform the doctor if you are suffering from any kidney disease. Also, let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and about all the other medications that you are taking regularly.
Uses of Milrinext Injection
Benefits of Milrinext Injection
In Heart failure
Heart failure means your heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. The most common symptoms are breathlessness, tiredness, and swelling in your legs, ankles, abdomen and other parts of your body. Milrinext 1mg Injection makes it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body and is therefore an effective treatment for heart failure.
This medicine will help relieve your symptoms, making you feel better and more energetic. You should make appropriate lifestyle changes (such as eating healthily and keeping active) to help this medicine be effective. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit.
This medicine will help relieve your symptoms, making you feel better and more energetic. You should make appropriate lifestyle changes (such as eating healthily and keeping active) to help this medicine be effective. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit.
Side effects of Milrinext 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 Milrinext
- Hypotension (low blood pressure)
- Headache
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats)
- Tachycardia
How to use Milrinext Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Milrinext Injection works
Milrinext 1mg Injection is a vasodilator. It increases the level of a chemical messenger (cAMP), which helps the smooth muscles to relax. Thus, dilates the blood vessels for better blood flow into the heart. It also has blood thinning property.
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Milrinext 1mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Milrinext 1mg 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
Milrinext 1mg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Driving
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Milrinext 1mg Injection alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney
CAUTION
Milrinext 1mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Milrinext 1mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Milrinext 1mg Injection is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Milrinext 1mg Injection may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Milrinext Injection?
If you miss a dose of Milrinext 1mg Injection, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.\n
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Quick tips
- If mild burning or pain at the injection site bothers you consult with your doctor.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Bipyridines and Oligopyridines Derivative
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Action Class
Phosphodiesterase-III inhibitors (HF)
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- Teerlink JR, Sliwa K, Opie LH. Heart Failure. In: Opie LH, Gersh BJ, editors. Drugs for the Heart. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier Saunders; 2013. pp. 181-83.
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Marketer details
Name: MSN Laboratories
Address: MSN House, Plot No: C-24, Industrial Estate, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad - 18 Telangana, INDIA
Country of origin: India
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