Paraciv IV

Name: Paraciv IV
SKU: SKU-gMualbId
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Infusion - 10mg/ml

Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC

Generic: Paracetamol IV

1 x 100ml bot

Original price was: Tk. 120.Current price is: Tk. 107.

Description

Medicine Overview of Paraciv IV 10mg/ml Infusion

Introduction

Paraciv IV helps in relieving moderate pain and reducing fever. It effectively alleviates pain and reduces fever for the short-term in cases following surgery or in cases where oral administration is not possible.

Paraciv IV is administered as an injection by a healthcare professional and should not be self administered. Depending on the severity of your underlying illness, your doctor will decide the precise dose and schedule as per which this injection is to be given. It starts working within one hour. Inform your doctor if you are also taking other medications containing paracetamol to avoid overdose. Please consult your doctor in case your pain or fever does not subside.

Vomiting, difficulty sleeping and constipation may be seen as side effects in some patients. Please consult your doctor of these side effects do not get better or persist for a longer duration of time. Inform your doctor immediately if any rash or allergic reaction is observed while taking this medicine.

Pregnant and nursing women should use it under medical supervision only. It should be used with caution in patients with liver and kidney disease or alcohol abuse. It is not recommended in patients with severe or active liver disease.

Uses of Paraciv IV

Pain relief
Fever

Side effects of Paraciv IV

Common

Vomiting
Headache
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Constipation
Itching
Anxiety

How to use Paraciv IV

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

How Paraciv IV works

Paraciv IV is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (fever reducer). It works by blocking the release of certain chemical messengers that cause pain and fever.

Quick Tips

Sumo L IV Infusion helps in relieving moderate pain and fever for a short-term, especially following surgery.

Inform your doctor if you are also taking other medications containing paracetamol.

Inform your doctor if you suffer from a liver disease, severe kidney disease or from alcohol abuse.

Inform your doctor if you experience symptoms such as feeling or being sick, weight loss, pale skin (pallor) or abdominal pain within the first 24 hours as it indicates an overdose.

Your doctor may regularly monitor your kidney function, liver function and levels of blood components if you are taking this medicine for long-term treatment.

Brief Description

Indication

Mild to moderate pain and high fever

Administration

The paracetamol solution is administered as a 15-minutes intravenous infusion. Paracetamol solution for infusion can be diluted in a 0.9% Sodium Chloride or 5% Glucose solution up to one tenth. In this case, use the diluted solution within the hour following its preparation (infusion time included).

Adult Dose

Intravenous
Mild to moderate pain and fever
Adult >50 kg: 1g up to 4 times a day. Max: 4 g daily. Admin by infusion over 15 min.
Adult 33 to 50 kg: 15 mg/kg body wt, up to 4 times a day. Max: 60 mg/kg (up to 3 g) daily

Child Dose

Intravenous
Mild to moderate pain and fever
Child >12 years, >50 kg: 1g up to 4 times a day. Max: 4 g daily. Admin by infusion over 15 min.
Child 2-12 years: upto 33kg: 15 mg/kg body wt, up to 4 times a day. Max: 75 mg/kg daily.

Children: <10 kg: 7.5 mg/kg body wt, up to 4 times a day.

Contraindication

Paracetamol is contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment and hepatic disease (Viral Hepatitis). Known hypersensitivity to paracetamol.

Mode of Action

Paracetamol exhibits analgesic action by peripheral blockage of pain impulse generation. It produces antipyresis by inhibiting the hypothalamic heat-regulating centre. Its weak anti-inflammatory activity is related to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis in the CNS.

Precaution

Hepatocelluar insufficiency. Severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance <30 mL/min), Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehyrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, Chronic alcoholism, Anorexia, cachexia, chronic malnutrition, Dehydration, hypovolemia.

Side Effect

Side effects of paracetamol are usually mild, though haematological reactions including thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, neutropenia, and agranulocytosis have been reported. Pancreatitis, skin rashes, and other allergic reactions occur occasionally.

Interaction

Hepatotoxic drugs, liver microsomal enzyme inducers. Metoclopramide. Probenecid. Colestyramine (w/in 1 hr of paracetamol administration).