Zokent 50mg Injection is a general anesthetic. It is used in major surgical procedures. It allows the procedures to be carried out without pain and distress. This injection is used in a hospital setting only.

Zokent 50mg Injection causes loss of consciousness which is reversible. It is administered by a doctor or a nurse in a hospital or clinal setting. You should not self-administer this medicine at home.

The most common side effects include rash, nausea, or vomiting. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or are suffering from severe heart disease or had a stroke recently or suffered serious head or brain injury. It is safe to use in breastfeeding mothers.

Also, inform your doctor if you are on any medications or have any known allergy to this injection before the start of the procedure. Driving should not be done as Zokent 50mg Injection may cause sleepiness and may impair your ability to think or react. It is also advised not to operate machinery because of these effects.

Uses of Zokent Injection

General Anaesthesia

Side effects of Zokent 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 Zokent

Rash
Erythema (skin redness)
Vomiting
Nausea
Agitation
Nightmares
Abnormal behavior
Double vision
Hallucination
Increased respiratory rate
High blood pressure
Confusion
Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement)
Muscle coordination impaired
Tonic-clonic seizures
Tachycardia

How to use Zokent Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Zokent Injection works

Zokent 50mg Injection is a general anaesthetic. It works by causing reversible loss of consciousness. This allows surgical procedures to be carried out without pain and distress.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CAUTION

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Zokent 50mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Zokent 50mg Injection during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Zokent 50mg 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

UNSAFE

Zokent 50mg Injection may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Zokent 50mg Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Zokent 50mg Injection is recommended.
However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.

Liver

CAUTION

Zokent 50mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Zokent 50mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

All substitutes

For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.

Zokent 50mg Injection

₹106/Injection

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Quick tips

Zokent 50mg Injection is given as an injection into veins or muscles under the supervision of o doctor only.
It is suggested not to eat or drink anything up to six hours before the treatment.
Your doctor will monitor you regularly for blood pressure, pulse rate and heartbeat during the treatment.
It makes you feel sleepy. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Zokent 50mg Injection affects you.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Cyclohexanone derivative

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

PAIN ANALGESICS

Action Class

General Anesthetics

Interaction with drugs

Taking Zokent with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Dapoxetine (Injection Route) Moderate

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Candesartan (Oral Route) Moderate

Concurrent use may cause a marked drop in blood pressure. If concurrent use is essential, talk to your doctor.

Captopril (Oral Route) Moderate

Concurrent use may cause a marked drop in blood pressure. If concurrent use is essential, talk to your doctor.

Memantine (Injection Route) Moderate

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Patient concerns

After knee auger pry her voice becomes course

Dr. Shubhra Chandan Pradhan

ENT

Was he given general anaesthesia. It can be due to injury of the et tube

We got result after laproscopy, here are the results- Under general anaesthesia,diagnostic laparoscopy done using single port,cervix could not be dilated more than 8MD with difficulty all other internal organs are normal Please suggest how can naturally with home remedies can over come this to open cervix by itself or any other ways to get pregnent please help.

Dr. Suman Rao

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Don't worry about the cervix at all. The sperms can travel up the cervix even if it's few mm open. If you are having polycystic ovaries then check whether the egg is forming in each cycle or not.

After a major accident 15 days bakk. Everything is cured now except the swelling in the thigh region . I consulted a doctor and he said it is a blood clot, it should b sucked n removed using an injection. Im little afraid of the same, and the second is i had done a k wire treatment because i had a finger fracture, and now it is time to remove the same,he says it is to be snatchpulled or it can be removed by giving general anaesthesia. Already i had spent half a lakh for the treatment so im currently looking out for an alternate better solution. Thanking you in advance.

Dr. Akshat Goel

Orthopaedics

Go for snatch pulling of K-wire it is little pain for few minutesAlternatively can go for ring block anaesthesia

FAQs

Is Zokent 50mg Injection addictive?

Zokent 50mg Injection addiction can occur if the drug is taken multiple times and may develop either a mental or physical dependence on the drug effects

Is Zokent 50mg Injection an opiate/ narcotic/ stimulant/ controlled substance/ barbiturate?

No. Zokent 50mg Injection is a general anaesthetic and a controlled substance. It is not an opiate, barbiturate narcotic or stimulant

Is Zokent 50mg Injection safe?

Zokent 50mg Injection is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor

Is Zokent 50mg Injection dangerous?

Zokent 50mg Injection is dangerous if taken at high doses

Does Zokent 50mg Injection make you lose weight?

Yes. Zokent 50mg Injection can cause loss of appetite and weight loss.

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