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Sodium hydroxybutyrate

Sodium hydroxybutyrate – the medicine rendering narcotic, somnolent, sedative, myorelaxation action.

Form of release and structure

Is issued in the form of injection solution (in ampoules on 10 ml, in a cardboard pack of 10 ampoules complete with an ampoule knife).

Active ingredient: sodium Oxubatum, in 1 ml – 200 mg.

Indications to use

  • Sleep disorders;
  • Neurotic frustration;
  • Glaucoma;
  • Serious hypoxemic conditions;
  • Postoperative psychoses;
  • Glaucoma.

In surgical practice of Sodium hydroxybutyrate is applied to an introduction anesthesia when carrying out nepolostny operations with preservation of spontaneous breath.

Contraindications

  • Hypopotassemia;
  • Myasthenia;
  • The heavy toxicosis during pregnancy proceeding with a hypopotassemia and a hypertensive syndrome.

Route of administration and dosage

The drug is administered intravenously with a speed of 1-2 ml a minute, in 5-40% glucose solution.

The dose makes 0,05-0,12 on each kilogram of body weight.

Side effects

At bystry administration of Sodium of hydroxybutyrate are possible: breath disturbance, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, psychomotor excitement, hypopotassemia.

Special instructions

In case of overdose twitching of extremities and excitement can be noted, in hard cases the apnoea is possible.

Medicinal interaction

Sodium hydroxybutyrate strengthens effect of anesthetics and analgetics.

At out-patient use of drug the people managing vehicles, and also occupied on the productions demanding the speed of reactions and concentration of attention should be careful.

Terms and storage conditions

To store in the place unavailable to children protected from light.

Period of validity – 4,5 years.

 
 
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