מדינה: מלטה
שפה: אנגלית
מקור: Medicines Authority
SEVOFLURANE
AbbVie Limited Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland
N01AB08
SEVOFLURANE 100 % (V/V)
INHALATION GAS
SEVOFLURANE 100 % (V/V)
POM
ANESTHETICS
Authorised
2006-05-31
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER SEVORANE 100% V/V INHALATION GAS (SEVOFLURANE) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. - Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. - If you have further questions, ask your doctor, surgeon or anaesthetist. - If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or anaesthetist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. What is in this leaflet: 1. What Sevorane is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before receiving Sevorane 3. How Sevorane is given 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Sevorane 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT SEVORANE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Sevorane contains the active ingredient sevoflurane. Sevoflurane belongs to a group of medicines called anaesthetics. Sevorane is an anaesthetic that is breathed in (inhaled), and is used to induce and maintain a deep, pain- free sleep (general anaesthesia) in adults and children during an operation. If Sevorane is used in dental operations these must be performed in a hospital or day care unit. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE RECEIVING SEVORANE DO NOT RECEIVE SEVORANE; • If you have been told previously that you should not receive general anaesthesia. • If you know that you are ALLERGIC to sevoflurane or any other anaesthetics, or any of the other ingredients in Sevorane. • If you or any member of your family has experienced a condition called malignant hyperthermia (rapid rise in body temperature) during an operation with Sevorane or any other anaesthetic. • If you are undergoing dental procedures outside a hospital or day care unit. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR ANAESTHETIST BEFORE RECEIVING SEVORANE IF; • you have any other illness not connected to your operation, such as kidney, brain or heart problems, severe headaches, feeling sick or being sick. • you have liver problems. Some anaesthetics can occasionally cause probl קרא את המסמך השלם
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Sevorane 100% v/v Inhalation Gas 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Contains Sevoflurane 100% v/v. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Inhalation gas. Nonflammable, volatile liquid _ _ for administration as an inhalation anaesthetic. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Sevoflurane is indicated for induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia in adult and paediatric patients. Use of sevoflurane in dental anaesthesia should be restricted to hospitals or day care units only (see section 4.3). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Premedication should be selected according to the need of the individual patient, and at the discretion of the anaesthesiologist. SURGICAL ANAESTHESIA: Sevoflurane should be delivered via a vaporiser specifically calibrated for use with sevoflurane so that the concentration delivered can be accurately controlled. MAC (minimum alveolar concentration) values for sevoflurane decrease with age and with the addition of nitrous oxide. The table below indicates average MAC values for different age groups. TABLE 1. MAC VALUES FOR ADULTS AND PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS ACCORDING TO AGE AGE OF PATIENT (YEARS) SEVOFLURANE IN OXYGEN SEVOFLURANE IN 65% N 2 0/35%0 2 0 – 1 months* 3.3% 1 - < 6 months 3.0% 6 months - < 3 years 2.8% 2.0%@ 3 - 12 2.5% 25 2.6% 1.4% 40 2.1% 1.1% 60 1.7% 0.9% 80 1.4% 0.7% *Neonates are full term gestational age. MAC in premature infants has not been determined @ In 1 - <3 year old paediatric patients, 60%N 2 0/40%0 2 was used Sevoflurane is similar to Isoflurane in the sensitisation of the myocardium to the arrhythmogenic effect of exogenously administered adrenaline. INDUCTION: Dosage should be individualised and titrated to the desired effect according to the patient's age and clinical status. A short acting barbiturate or other intravenous induction agent may be administered followed by inhalation of sevoflurane. Induction with sevoflurane may be קרא את המסמך השלם