Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
ISOFLURANE
Abbott Laboratories Ireland Ltd
99.9 w/w
Inhalation Gas
1983-06-23
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Forane, 99.9% w/w, Inhalation Vapour, Liquid. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Isoflurane (not less than 99.9% w/w). 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Inhalation Vapour, Liquid. Clear colourless liquid with slightly musty odour for vaporisation and administration as an inhalation gas. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia in adults and children. Use of isoflurane in dental anaesthesia should be restricted to hospitals or day care units only (see section 4.3). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Vaporisers specially calibrated for Forane should be used so that the concentration of anaesthetic delivered can be accurately controlled. Overall, MAC values for Forane diminish with age. The table below indicates average MAC values for different age groups. MAC (minimum alveolar concentrations in paediatric patients): MAC (minimum alveolar concentrations in adult patients): PREMEDICATION Drugs used for premedication should be selected for the individual patient, bearing in mind the respiratory depressant effect of Forane. The use of anticholinergic drugs is a matter of choice, but may be advisable for inhalation induction in paediatrics. INDUCTION To avoid excitement an intravenous induction agent should be administered followed by inhalation of Forane. Forane AGE AVERAGE MAC VALUE IN OXYGEN 0 - 1 month (neonate) 1.60% 1 - 6 months 1.87% 6 - 12 months 1.80% 1 - 5 years 1.60% AGE AVERAGE MAC VALUE IN 100% OXYGEN 70% N 2 O 26 ± 4 years 1.28% 0.56% 44 ± 7 years 1.15% 0.50% 64 ± 5 years 1.05% 0.37% IRISH MEDICINES BOARD ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 01/11/2010_ _CRN 2071808_ _page number: Read the complete document