(MAN it ol) Brand: Osmitrol
• You must not be treated with this medicine if you are allergic to mannitol, or if you have severe or long-term kidney malady, lung swelling or congestion, severe dehydration, bleeding in your brain not caused by surgery, or if your kidneys have already shut down and you are unable to urinate.
• To be certain mannitol is helping your condition and not causing deleterious effects, your blood will need to be tested often. This will help your doctor determine how long to treat you with mannitol. Your heart function will also need to be tested.
• Mannitol is a diuretic.
• Mannitol is used to force urine manufacture in people with acute (sudden) kidney failure. Heighten urine manufacture helps prevent the kidneys from shutting down, and also speeds up elimination of determined toxic substances in the body.
• Mannitol is also used to reduce swelling and pressure internal the eye or near the brain.
• Mannitol may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not be treated with this medicine if you are allergic to mannitol, or have determined conditions. Be certain your doctor knows if you have:
· severe or long-term kidney disease;
· swelling or congestion in your lung;
· bleeding in your brain that is not related to surgery;
· severe dehydration; or
· if your kidneys have already shut down and you are unable to urinate.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Till receiving mannitol, speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether mannitol passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not receive this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Mannitol is given as an injection through a needle placed into a vein. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting. The medication should be given slowly through an IV infusion, and you may receive the medicine near the clock.
• To be certain mannitol is helping your condition and not causing deleterious effects, your blood will need to be tested often. This will help your doctor determine how long to treat you with mannitol. Your heart function will also need to be tested.
• Since mannitol is given as needed by a healthcare professional, it is not likely that you will miss a dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have received too many of this medicine.
• Since mannitol is given by a healthcare professional, it is not likely that you will receive an overdose.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity while you are being treated with mannitol.
• 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 the next symptoms. Some of these may be caused by your kidney condition and are not side effects of mannitol:
· dry mouth, heighten thirst, blurred vision, or seizure (convulsions);
· swelling, pain, or skin changes where the medication was injected;
· chest pain, quick heart rate;
· feeling like you might pass out;
· feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
· swelling, rapid weight gain; or
· if you stop urinating.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· nausea, vomiting;
· runny nose;
· dizziness;
· chills; or
· mild skin rash.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with mannitol. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about mannitol.
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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