Sevoflurane (Inhalation-Systemic)
Brand Names : Ultane, Sevorane
Before Receiving This MedicineIn deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be
weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor
will make. For sevoflurane, the following should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have or anyone in your family
has 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 - Sevoflurane has not been studied in pregnant women.
Breast-feeding - It is not known whether sevoflurane passes into
breast milk. However, your doctor may want you to stop breast-feeding for
about 24 hours after you receive the medicine.
Children - Sevoflurane has been tested in children. Sevoflurane
may cause children to become agitated (excited) when it is used to start anesthesia
when they are awake. Also, children receiving sevoflurane during surgery may
become agitated as they awaken after surgery.
Older adults - Sevoflurane has been tested and does not cause different
side effects in older people than in younger adults. However, older people
usually need smaller amounts than younger people. Your doctor will consider
your age in deciding on the right amount of sevoflurane 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
an inhalation anesthetic, it is especially important that your doctor know
if you are taking any
other prescription or nonprescription
(over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine including any of the following:
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Aminoglycosides by injection (amikacin [e.g., Amikin], gentamicin
[e.g., Garamycin], kanamycin [e.g., Kantrex], netilmicin [e.g., Netromycin],
streptomycin [e.g., Strycin], tobramycin [e.g., Nebcin]) or
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Capreomycin (e.g., Capastat) or
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Clindamycin (e.g., Cleocin) or
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Lincomycin (e.g., Lincocin) or
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Polymyxins - Use of these medicines with sevoflurane may increase
the effects of sevoflurane
Your doctor should be aware of any �street drugs� you are taking
also.
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical
problems may affect the use of sevoflurane. 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 myasthenic syndrome - Weakness
may be increased
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Head injury - Sevoflurane may make this condition worse
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Kidney disease - Sevoflurane may make this condition worse
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Liver disease - The effects of sevoflurane may be increased
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Malignant hyperthermia, during or shortly after receiving an anesthetic
(history of, or a family history of) - This side effect may occur again
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Portwine stain - Sevoflurane may interfere with the laser treatment
to remove portwine stain
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