Generic Name : Fenoldopam Mesylate
Pronunciation : feh-NAHL-doe-pam MEH-sih-LATE
Latest prescription information about Fenoldopam Mesylate. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, warnings and its storage instructions . Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list.
ICD Code : Y52.5 |
Therapeutic Classification : Anti- Hypertensives
This medication is a dopamine receptor agonist, prescribed for severe hypertension.
IV- The recommended lower initial dose is 0.03 to 0.1 mcg/kg/min. it may be titrated if needed.
It comes as a solution for injection, to be administered by a healthcare provider into the vein.
• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of kidney or liver impairment, heart disease, decrease in potassium level, elderly, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Heart :
Low blood pressure, chest pain, slow heart rate, heart failure, heart attack and palpitations.
• Central Nervous System :
Headache and fever.
• Skin :
Flushing.
• Gastrointestinal :
Nausea.
• Genitourinary :
Decreased urination.
• Blood :
Bleeding, increase in white blood cells.
• Metabolic :
Elevated BUN, LDH, serum glucose, and transaminase levels.
• Musculoskeletal :
Limb cramp.
• Respiratory :
Difficulty in breathing, upper respiratory disorder.
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is it available in india for adult hypertensive emegencies?