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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 any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
1. What Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection is and what it is used for
Adrenaline belongs to a class of medicinal products called adrenergic and dopaminergic agents. Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection is used in life-
threatening emergencies such as severe allergic reactions or cardiac arrest.
2. What you need to know before you are given Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection
Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection contains sodium metabisulfite and sodium chloride
Sodium metabisulfite (a preservative) may rarely cause severe allergic (hypersensitivity) reactions and wheezing.
This medicinal product contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per dose (essentially ‘sodium free’).
Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection may be diluted in sodium chloride 0.9 %. This should be taken into consideration by patients on a controlled
sodium diet.
Adrenaline may be injected into a muscle (intramuscularly) or into a bone (intraosseous). It must be diluted before injection into a vein. Adrenaline injection should not
be used in areas such as fingers, toes, ears, nose or penis, as the blood supply to these areas might become inadequate.
It will be administered by a trained healthcare professional. Your doctor will decide the most suitable dosage and route of administration for your particular case
according to your age and physical circumstances.
If you think you have been given more Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection than you should
This is unlikely as your injection will be administered by a doctor or nurse.
Possible signs of overdosage include restlessness, confusion, pallor, abnormally fast resting heart rate (tachycardia), slow heart rate (bradycardia), irregular heart
rate (cardiac arrhythmias) and cardiac arrest.
Talk to your doctor if you get any side effects so that he/she can give you appropriate treatment.
If you have already left the medical premises, contact your nearest hospital, doctor or pharmacist.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side effects have also been reported (Unknown frequency):
• headache, dizziness
• feelings of anxiety or fear or restlessness
• trembling
• insomnia, confusion, irritability
• abnormal mood or behaviour
• a dry mouth or producing too much saliva
• weakness or sweating
• changes in the rhythm and speed of the heart
• palpitation (fast or irregular heartbeat), tachycardia (abnormally fast resting heart rate), angina (chest pain with varying intensity)
• high blood pressure
• coldness of the arms or legs
• breathlessness
• reduced appetite, feeling sick or being sick
• repeated injections may damage tissues at the site of the injection, damages may also occur in the extremities, kidneys and liver
• difficulty of not being able to pass water, urinary retention
• metabolic acidosis (an imbalance of certain constituents in your blood) may occur
• increase in tremors and rigidity in patients suffering from a condition called parkinsonian syndrome
• bleeding in the head
• paralysis of one half of the body
• increased sugar levels in the blood
• decreased blood potassium levels
• pulmonary oedema
This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
United Kingdom: Adrenaline 1:1000 (1mg/mL) Solution for injection
Germany: Adrenalin BRADEX 1mg/mL Injektionslösung
Spain: Adrenalina BRADEX 1 mg/mL Solución Inyectable
Hungary: Adrenalin BRADEX 1 mg/mL oldatos injekció
If this leaflet is difficult to see or read please contact the following address for help: Athlone
Laboratories, Ballymurray, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, Tel: +353-9066-61109,
Email: [email protected].
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