Isoflurane Virbac 100% w/w Inhalation Vapour, Liquid

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Isoflurane

Available from:

Virbac Ltd

ATC code:

QN01AB06

INN (International Name):

Isoflurane

Authorization status:

Expired

Summary of Product characteristics

Revised: January 2011
AN: 01242/2010
SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Isoflurane Virbac 100% w/w Inhalation Vapour, Liquid
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Active substance
Isoflurane 100 % w/w
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Inhalation vapour, liquid.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Dogs and cats.
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
Induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia.
4.3
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
A known sensitivity to isoflurane. A known susceptibility to malignant
hyperthermia.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
None.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
i.
Special precautions for use in animals
The lowest effective dose should be administered.
ii.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the
medicinal
products to animals
Do not breathe vapour. The Occupation Exposure Standard (OES) for
isoflurane has been set at 50 ppm on an 8-hour time weighed average.
Operating rooms and recovery areas should be provided with adequate
ventilation or scavenging systems to prevent the accumulation of
anaesthetic vapour.
All scavenging/extraction systems must be adequately maintained.
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To protect the environment, it is considered good practice to use
charcoal
filters with scavenging/ventilation equipment.
Avoid using masking procedures for prolonged induction and maintenance
of
general anaesthesia.
Used cuffed endotracheal intubation when possible for the
administration of
isoflurane during maintenance of general anaesthesia.
Care should be taken when dispensing isoflurane, with any spillage
removed
immediately using an inert and absorbent material e.g. sawdust.
Pregnant and breast-feeding women should avoid exposure to the product
and should avoid operating rooms and animal recovery areas.
Wash any splashes from skin and eyes immediately and avoid contact
with
the mouth.
IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE, remove the operator from
the
source of exposure and s