Ephedrine hydrochloride

2 Drugs classified under this active ingredient

Sympathomimetic. Ephedrine hydrochloride 50 mg/ml.
Sol. for inj. 10 X1 ml. Adlts: 5-25 mg IV., administer. slowly. It is recommend. that this prod. be administ. in divided doses of 5-10 mg until the blood press. normalizes. Max. daily dose 150 mg/24h. It can also be administ. SC or IM. The dose is 25-50 mg (range 10-50 mg). If necess., a sec. dose of 50 mg may be admin. IM or 10-25 mg administered IV. Childr.: recommen. ped. dose is 3 mg/kg per day (750 micrograms/kg per dose) or 100 mg/m² per day (25 mg/m² per dose) in 4-6 doses per day, admin. SC or IV.
The bolus IV dose for hypotens. is 0.1-0.3 mg/kg.
When administ. IV, the inject. should be given slowly.
Prevent. and tmt. of hypotension from spinal or epid. anaesth. and during gral. anaesth., with or without a reduct. in  heart rate, administ. for a surg. or obst. proced.
 C/I: · Hypersens. · Hyperexcitability, phaeochromocytoma, arteriosclerosis and aneurism.
· Combinat. with phenylpropanolamine, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine, methylphenidate (other indir. sympathomimetics).
· In pts. who are undergoing or have undergone tmt. with MAO inhibit. within the last 2 weeks as it may cause sev., possibly fatal, hypertens.

Sympathomimetic. Ephedrine hydrochloride 50 mg/ml.
Amp. 5/10/100 X 50 mg/ml
Adj. dosage depend. on the cardiovasc. and hemodyn. parameters. For guid. purposes only: adults and adolesc.: 5-25 mg I.V., admin. slowly. It is recomm. that the prod. be admin. in div. doses of 5-10 mg until the blood press. normalizes. Max. daily dose - 150 mg.
Can also be admin. S.C. or I.M. The dose is 25-50 mg (range 10-50 mg). If necess., a sec. dose of 50 mg may be admin. I.M., or 10-25 mg admin. I.V.
Childr.: recomm. dose is 3 mg/kg per day (750 microgram/kg per dose) or 100 mg/m² per day (25mg/m² per dose) div.  in 4-6 doses, admin. S.C. or I.V.
The bolus I.V. dose for hypotens. is 0.1-0.3 mg/kg.
When admin.IV, the inject. should be given slowly.
Prevent. and tmt of hypotens. from spinal or epid. anesth. and during gral. anesth., with or without reduct. in the heart rate, admin. for a surg. or obstet. proced.
C/I: * Hypersens.
* Hyperexcitab., pheochromocytoma, arterioscl. and aneurism.
* Combin. with phenylpropanolamine, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine, methylphenidate (other indirect sympathomimetics).
Admin. of this drug to pts. who are undergoing or have undergone tmt. with MAO inhibib. within the last 2 weeks is contraindic. as the combin. may cause sev., possibly fatal, hypertens.