(THYE oh PEN tal) Brand: Pentothal
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to thiopental or another barbiturates such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton).
• You also must not receive thiopental if you have liver malady, Addison's malady, a severe thyroid mess (myxedema), severe heart malady, severe low blood pressure, a severe breathing mess, or a history of porphyria (an enzyme mess that often causes blue discoloration of the skin).
• Avoid drinking alcohol for at least 24 hours after you leave the hospital or surgery center.
• Thiopental can reason severe drowsiness or dizziness, which may recent for different hours. You will need somebody to drive you house after your surgery or procedure. Do not drive yourself or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert for at least 24 hours.
• Thiopental is in a group of drugs called barbiturates (bar-BIT-chur-ates). Thiopental slows the activity of your brain and nervous system.
• Thiopental is used to help you slackening till you receive common anesthesia with an inhaled medication.
• Thiopental may be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to thiopental or another barbiturates such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton), or if you have:
· liver disease;
· Addison's disease;
· severe thyroid mess (myxedema);
· severe heart disease;
· severe low blood pressure;
· a severe breathing mess; or
· a history of porphyria (an enzyme mess that often causes blue discoloration of the skin).
• Speak your doctor if you have any of the conditions listed above.
• FDA pregnancy category C. Thiopental may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant till you receive this medication.
• Thiopental can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Till you receive this medicine, speak your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Thiopental is given as an injection through a needle placed into a vein. You will receive this injection in a hospital or surgical setting.
• You will be given this medicine while you are lying down. You will fall asleep very quickly after thiopental is injected.
• Your caregivers will monitor your heart function, blood pressure, and breathing while you are under the effects of thiopental.
• Since thiopental is generally given just for anesthesia, you are not likely to be on a dosing schedule.
• An overdose of thiopental is unlikely to occur since the medicine is given by a doctor. Your vital signs will be closely watched while you are under anesthesia to create certain the medicine is not causing any deleterious effects.
• Avoid drinking alcohol for at least 24 hours after you leave the hospital or surgery center.
• Thiopental can reason severe drowsiness or dizziness, which may recent for different hours. You will need somebody to drive you house after your surgery or procedure. Do not drive yourself or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert for at least 24 hours.
• You will stay under constant supervision during treatment with thiopental. Your caregivers will watch for any serious side effects.
• Speak your caregivers at once if you feel severe pain while receiving this medication.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· coughing;
· sneezing; or
· hiccups.
• 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.
• Speak your doctor about all another medications you use, especially:
· blood pressure medicine; or
· a diuretic (water pill).
• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with thiopental. 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 thiopental.
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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