(byoo TOR fa nole) Brand: Stadol
• You must not use butorphanol if you have recently used narcotic medications and have become dependent on them.
• Butorphanol may be habit-forming and should be used only by the face it was predesigned for. Hold the medicine in a secure seat where others can't get to it.
• Do not drink alcohol while you are using butorphanol. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is combined with a narcotic pain medication. Check your food and medication labels to be certain these commodity do not contain alcohol.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery before you know how butorphanol will affect you.
• Never use butorphanol in larger amounts, or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Speak your doctor if the medication seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.
• Do not stop using butorphanol suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using butorphanol.
• Butorphanol is an opioid pain medicine. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic.
• Butorphanol is used to treat temperate to severe pain. It is also used as part of anesthesia for surgery, or during early labor (if childbirth is expected to be more than 4 hours away).
• Butorphanol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use this medicine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a narcotic medicine.
• You must not use butorphanol if you have recently used narcotic medications and have become dependent on them.
• Butorphanol may be habit forming and must be used only by the face it was predesigned for. Never share butorphanol with other face, especially somebody with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Hold the medicine in a seat where others can't get to it.
• To create certain you can safely use butorphanol, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, or another breathing disorders;
· liver or kidney disease;
· a history of head injury or brain tumor;
· heart malady, tall blood pressure, last heart attack;
· mental diseases; or
· a history of drug or alcohol addiction.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether butorphanol will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using butorphanol.
• Butorphanol is sometimes used during early labor, but using it just till childbirth can reason breathing problems in a newborn.
• Butorphanol can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Older adults may be more sensitive to the effects of this medication.
• Use exactly as predesigned. Never use butorphanol in larger amounts, or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Speak your doctor if the medication seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.
• Butorphanol is injected into a muscle or into a vein through an IV. You may be shown how to use injections at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and another items used to inject the medicine.
• Use a disposable needle only once. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• Do not stop using butorphanol suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to avoid withdrawal symptoms when you stop using butorphanol.
• Store butorphanol at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Since butorphanol is often used as needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are using the medicine regularly, use the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of butorphanol can be fatal. Overdose symptoms may include extreme drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, confusion, cool and clammy skin, weak pulse, shallow breathing, fainting, or breathing that stops.
• Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine. Dangerous side effects or death can occur when alcohol is combined with butorphanol. Check your food and medication labels to be certain these commodity do not contain alcohol.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery before you know how butorphanol will affect you.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Speak your caregivers at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
· pounding, or uneven heartbeats;
· shallow breathing, slow heartbeat;
· cool, clammy skin;
· problems with urination;
· tremors;
· confusion, feeling like you are floating;
· feeling like you might pass out; or
· dangerously tall blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, ringing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, trouble breathing, seizure).
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· drowsiness, dizziness;
· constipation;
· nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite;
· dry mouth; or
· warmth or redness under the skin.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• You must not use butorphanol with another narcotic pain medications, sedatives, tranquilizers, muscle relaxers, or another medicines that can create you sleepy or slow your breathing. Dangerous side effects may result. Speak your doctor if you need to use any of these another medicines while you are using butorphanol.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with butorphanol. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about butorphanol injection.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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