(METH i leen BLOO) Brand: Urolene Blue
• Do not use methylene blue if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the recent 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.
• Much drugs can interact with methylene blue. Speak your doctor about all another medications you use. You may need to stop using determined medicines till using methylene blue (in some cases for up to 5 weeks till you start methylene blue). During your treatment with methylene blue, do not start or stop using any another medications unless your doctor tells you to.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to methylene blue, or if you have severe kidney problems.
• Till using methylene blue, speak your doctor if you have kidney malady, or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
• Also speak your doctor about all another medications you use, especially antacids, diuretics (water pills), sodium bicarbonate, or acetazolamide (Diamox).
• If you take an antidepressant or psychiatric medicine, call your doctor right away if you have signs of a serious drug interaction, including: confusion, memory problems, feeling hyperactive (mentally or physically), loss of coordination, muscle twitching, shivering, sweating, diarrhea, and/or fever.
• Methylene blue will most likely reason your urine or stools to appear blue or green in color. This is a usual side effect of the medicine and will not reason any harm.
• This medicine can reason you to have unusual results with determined medical trials. Speak any doctor who treats you that you are using methylene blue.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as severe vomiting or stomach pain, pain in your chest or behind your breast bone, pale or blue skin, tall fever, quick or pounding heartbeats, trouble breathing, confusion, or feeling like you might pass out.
• Methemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin). Hemoglobin is a stuff in blood that carries oxygen and distributes it to your tissues and organs. However, methemoglobin is not a type of hemoglobin that is helpful in carrying oxygen.
• Methemoglobin normally exists in little amounts in the blood. However, when methemoglobin levels magnify, the blood is smaller efficient in circulating oxygen. The resulting lack of oxygen throughout the body can reason symptoms such as pale or blue-colored skin.
• Methemoglobinemia is a condition in which methemoglobin is gift in tall levels in the blood. Methemoglobinemia generally occurs when a face is exposed to determined drugs or chemicals such as nitrites. It may also be caused by a genetic disorder.
• Methylene blue injection is used to treat methemoglobinemia. It works by converting methemoglobin to a more efficient type of hemoglobin to better carry oxygen throughout the body.
• Methylene blue oral is used to treat methemoglobinemia and urinary tract infections. It works as a mild antiseptic to kill bacteria in the urinary tract. You will most likely also be given an antibiotic medicine to treat your infection.
• Methylene blue is also used as a paint or staining agent to create determined body fluids and tissues easier to view during surgery or on an x-ray or another diagnostic exam.
• Methylene blue may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Do not use methylene blue if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the recent 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.
• During your treatment with methylene blue, do not start or stop using any another medications unless your doctor tells you to.
• Much drugs can interact with methylene blue. Speak your doctor about all another medications you use. You may need to stop using determined medicines till using methylene blue (in some cases for up to 5 weeks till you start methylene blue). However, do not stop taking any of your medications without your doctor's advice. This includes:
· meperidine (Demerol);
· diet pills, stimulants, cool or allergy medicines, ADHD medication;
· migraine or cluster headache medicine such as almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), sumatriptan (Imitrex, Treximet), or zolmitriptan (Zomig);
· medicine to treat Parkinson's malady or restless leg syndrome, such as carbidopa or levodopa (Lodosyn, Parcopa, Sinemet), pramipexole (Mirapex), or ropinirole (Requip);
· an "SSRI" antidepressant such as citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem, Symbyax), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), or sertraline (Zoloft);
· an "SNRI" antidepressant such as venlafaxine (Effexor), desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), or duloxetine (Cymbalta);
· a "tricyclic" antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), or trimipramine (Surmontil); or
· another medications used to treat depression, anxiety, and another psychiatric conditions, such as bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Aplenzin), buspirone (BuSpar), maprotiline (Ludiomil), mirtazapine (Remeron), nefazodone, trazodone (Desyrel, Oleptro), or vilazodone (Viibryd).
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to methylene blue, or if you have severe kidney problems.
• To create certain you can safely use methylene blue, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· kidney malady; or
· glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether methylene blue will harm an unborn child, but the medicine may sometimes be used during pregnancy. Your doctor will determine whether or not this medicine is safety or if it will harm the unborn child. Till you are treated with methylene blue, speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• It is not known whether methylene blue passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• The normal doze of oral methylene blue is 1 or 2 tablets after meals, 3 times for day.
• Take the methylene blue tablet after a meal, with a full glass (8 ounces) of water.
• Methylene blue injection is injected into a vein through an IV. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition, your blood may need to be tested often. This will help your doctor determine how long to treat you with methylene blue. Visit your doctor regularly.
• Methylene blue will most likely reason your urine or stools to appear blue or green in color. This is a usual side effect of the medicine and will not reason any harm.
• This medicine can reason unusual results with determined medical trials. Speak any doctor who treats you that you are using methylene blue.
• Store methylene blue tablets at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.
• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Overdose symptoms may include severe forms of some of the side effects listed in this medicine guide.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· severe nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain;
· pain in your chest or behind your breast bone;
· pale or blue skin;
· tall fever, quick or pounding heartbeats, trouble breathing; or
· confusion, feeling like you might pass out.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild bladder irritation;
· mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach;
· dizziness;
· headache; or
· heighten sweating.
• 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 medications you use, especially:
· acetazolamide (Diamox);
· antacids;
· sodium bicarbonate; or
· a diuretic (water pill) such as hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ, Accuretic, Aldactazide, Aldoril, Atacand HCT, Avalide, Capozide, Diovan HCT, Dyazide, HydroDiuril, Hyzaar, Inderide, Lopressor HCT, Lotensin HCT, Maxzide, Moduretic, Vaseretic, Zestoretic, Ziac, and others.
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with methylene blue. 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 methylene blue.
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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