(METH oh HEX i tal) Brand: Brevital Sodium
• You must not receive this medicine if you have porphyria, or if you are allergic to methohexital or similar medications such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton).
• Till receiving methohexital, speak your doctor if you have a seizure mess, asthma or COPD, anemia, an endocrine mess, liver malady, tall or low blood pressure, heart malady, congestive heart failure, or circulation problems.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
• Drowsiness may recent for different hours. You will need somebody to drive you house from after you receive methohexital.
• Avoid drinking alcohol just after receiving methohexital.
• Methohexital is a barbiturate (bar-BIT-chur-ate). Methohexital slows the activity of your brain and nervous system.
• Methohexital is used to create you fall asleep till a surgery or another medical procedure. It is generally given in combination with another types of anesthesia.
• Methohexital may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive methohexital if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
· porphyria (a genetic enzyme mess that causes symptoms affecting the skin or nervous system); or
· if you are allergic to any another barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton).
• To create certain you can safely receive methohexital, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder;
· asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary malady (COPD);
· anemia (lack of red blood cells);
· an endocrine disorder;
· liver disease;
· tall or low blood pressure;
· heart malady, congestive heart failure; or
· circulation problems.
• FDA pregnancy category B. Methohexital is not expected to harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether methohexital 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.
• Methohexital is given as an injection into a muscle, or into a vein through an IV. This medicine is also given rectally when used in young children. A healthcare provider will give you this injection in a clinic or hospital setting.
• Methohexital must create you fall asleep very quickly.
• Your breathing, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and another vital signs will be watched closely while you are receiving methohexital. You will also be watched closely while you are coming out of the anesthesia.
• Drowsiness may recent for different hours. You will need somebody to drive you house from after you receive methohexital.
• Since methohexital is used as a single doze, it does not have a daily dosing schedule.
• Since this medicine is given by a healthcare professional in a medical setting, an overdose is unlikely to occur.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
• Avoid drinking alcohol just after receiving methohexital.
• 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:
· severe burning or swelling where the medication was injected;
· seizure (convulsions);
· numbness or tingly feeling;
· feeling like you might pass out;
· quick heart rate;
· weak or shallow breathing; or
· confusion, anxiety, or restless feeling when coming out of anesthesia.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· drowsiness;
· nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;
· chills or shivering;
· coughing, hiccups;
· muscle twitching; or
· mild skin rash or itching.
• 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.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· phenytoin (Dilantin);
· a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven); or
· steroids such as prednisone, fluticasone (Advair, Flonase, Flovent), mometasone (Asmanex, Nasonex), dexamethasone (Cortastat, Dexasone, Solurex, DexPak), and others.
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with methohexital. 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 doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about methohexital.
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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