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What is SUXIM 500MG?
- SUXIM 500MG contains Suxamethonium which belongs to a group of medicines called muscle relaxants
What SUXIM 500MG is used for?
It can,
- be used when a patient is put on a ventilator to control breathing. During this procedure, it is necessary for the muscles used for breathing to be paralysed
- also reduce the intensity of muscle contractions associated with drug-induced convulsions or with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Talk to Doctor
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic or hypersensitive to Suxamethonium or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have tuberculosis or other severe or long-standing infection
- suffer from cancer
- have liver or kidney problems
- have auto-immune diseases for example, multiple sclerosis
- have an underactive thyroid gland, a condition known as myxoedema
- have muscle disease for example, myasthenia gravis
- have recently had a blood transfusion or a heart-lung by pass
- have a bone injury or muscle tightness in the area of the injury
- recently received radiation therapy
- suffer from severe burns
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- Care should be taken before administering SUXIM 500MG to children
- It can be dangerous to drive or operate machinery too soon after having had an operation Your doctor will tell you how long to wait before you can drive or use machinery
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- propofol, ketamine, propanidid, lignocaine and procaine (used during surgery such as pain killers (morphine, pethidine and pancuronium) or drugs to reverse their effects (called morphine antagonists)
- donepezil, galantamine and tetrahydroaminoacridine (tacrine hydrochloride) (used to treat alzheimer's disease)
- ecothiophate eye drops (used to treat glaucoma)
- chloroquine or quinine (used to treat malaria)
- terbutaline, bambuterol (used for treating asthma and other breathing conditions)
- metoclopramide (used to treat and prevent feeling or being sick)
- cyclophosphamide, chlorethamine, tretamine and thiotepa (used for treating cancer)
- phenelzine, lithium, chlorpromazine or promazine (used for mental problems)
- magnesium (laxatives or antacids)
- medicines containing oestrogens
- steroids (used for inflammatory conditions e.g. rheumatism)
- oxytocin (used to contract the womb)
- non-penicillin antibiotics e.g. clindamycin, polymyxins, and aminoglycosides, vancomycin, piperacillin (used for infection)
- angina or high blood pressure such as beta-blockers, verapamil, digoxin, procainamide or quinidine (used to treat disturbances in heartbeat rhythm (antiarrhythmic drugs)
- aprotinin (used to reduce bleeding)
- neostigmine, pyridostigmine, physostigmine and edrophonium (used to treat myasthenia gravis)
- trimetaphan (used to control your blood pressure during surgery)
- azathioprine (that can affect the way your body fights disease - immunosuppressants)
- medicines used to stop your body rejecting a transplanted organ or for ‘auto-immune’ diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
- SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) (used to treat depression and/or anxiety including fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, citalopram, escitalopram
- SUXIM 500MG must only be given by a doctor or nurse
- It is given as a single injection into your vein (intravenous bolus injection)
- It is slowly given to you over a long period of time
If you receive more SUXIM 500MG
- It will always be given under carefully controlled conditions. In case of an overdose, the muscle will stay relaxed for longer than required. However, if you think that you have been given more than you should tell your doctor or nurse immediately
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- allergic reactions: sudden wheeziness, difficulty in breathing, swelling of the eyelids, face or lips, rash or itching (especially affecting your whole body)
- abdominal cramps or pain and a feeling of nausea or fullness
- visible twitching of muscle under the skin
- excessive production of saliva
- muscle pain after the operation
- raised pressure of fluid in the eye which may cause headache or blurred vision
- speeding up or slowing down of your heart rate
- skin flushing
- skin rash
- high/low blood pressure
- laboratory tests revealing protein in the blood or urine due to muscle damage
- muscle damage which may make your muscles ache or feel tender, stiff and weak
- urine may also look dark or be red or cola colored
- abnormal heart rhythm
- heart problems including changes in the way in which your heart beats or your heart stops beating
- difficulty in breathing or temporary loss of breath
- difficulty in opening your mouth
- high body temperature
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store in a refrigerator at 2-8°C
PRODUCT DETAILS
Net Qty
1 N
Item Weight
20 g
Ingredient
SUXAMETHONIUM 500MG
Hsn Code
30049099
ALTERNATE BRANDS
Rs.58.75
Mkt: Neon Laboratories Ltd
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