Desflurane (Inhalation-Systemic)
Brand Names : Suprane
Before Receiving This MedicineIn deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be
weighed against the good it will do. For desflurane, the following should
be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or
allergic reaction to an anesthetic. Also tell your doctor if you are allergic
to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
Pregnancy - Desflurane has not been studied in pregnant women.
It did not cause birth defects in animal studies. However, desflurane caused
other unwanted effects in the animal fetus when given for many days in a row
in amounts that were large enough to cause harmful effects in the mother.
Breast-feeding - Small amounts of desflurane may pass into the breast
milk. Your doctor may want you to stop breast-feeding for about 24 hours after
receiving the medicine.
Children - Desflurane has been tested in children. It is not
used to start anesthesia in children who are awake because it causes irritation
and other unwanted effects. However, when it is used to continue general anesthesia
that has been started with another anesthetic, desflurane does not cause different
side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
Older adults - Desflurane has been tested and has not been shown
to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in
younger adults. However, older people usually need smaller amounts of an anesthetic
than younger people. Your doctor will take your age into account when deciding
on the right amount of desflurane for you.
Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used
together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving
a general anesthetic, it is especially important that your doctor know if
you are taking any
other prescription or nonprescription
(over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine or any of the following:
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�Street� drugs, such as amphetamines (�uppers�),
barbiturates (�downers�), cocaine, marijuana, phencyclidine (PCP
or �angel dust�), and heroin or other narcotics - Serious,
possibly fatal, side effects may occur if your doctor gives you an anesthetic
without knowing that you have taken another medicine
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical
problems may affect the use of desflurane. Make sure you tell your doctor
if you have any
other medical problems, especially:
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Diseases that can cause muscle weakness, such as familial periodic
paralysis, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, or Eaton-Lambert syndrome,
or
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Heart or blood vessel disease - The chance of side effects may
be increased, but serious problems can be prevented if your doctor knows that
these conditions are present before giving you an anesthetic
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Malignant hyperthermia, during or shortly after receiving an anesthetic
(history of, or family history of). Signs of malignant hyperthermia include
very high fever, fast and irregular heartbeat, muscle spasms or tightness,
and breathing problems - This side effect may occur again
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