Adrenace Injection 2.0 ml in 1 ampoule

All Details About Adrenace Injection

Find out detailed description, uses, directions of use, side effects, warnings and precautions, frequently asked questions about Adrenace Injection

Description:

Adrenace Injection is used to treat hypotension (low blood pressure) that may occur due to causes such as sepsis (infection). It works by constricting blood vessels and increasing the pumping force of the heart. It may be used to revive a patient with cardiac arrest.

Adrenace Injection is administered under the supervision of a doctor. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the medicine for you. The doctor may closely monitor your blood pressure and heart rate till you become stable. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection. Your doctor may advise regular monitoring of blood pressure.

It may cause side effects like high blood pressure, headache, and insomnia (difficulty in sleeping). You must inform the doctor if you are suffering from diabetes, liver, heart, or kidney disease. Also, let your doctor know about all the other medications that you are using regularly. This medicine is not usually recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, so always consult your doctor before taking it.

Uses:

Treatment of Low blood pressure

Directions For Use:

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Compassionately do not self administer.

Side Effects:

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Ordinary side effects of Adrenace

Systemic hypertension (high blood pressure)
Headache
Restlessness
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Palpitations
Tremors

Warning & Precautions:

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Adrenace Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Adrenace Injection is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Adrenace Injection during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Adrenace Injection alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited data available on the use of Adrenace Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited data available on the use of Adrenace Injection in patients with liver disease.

FAQs:

What is Adrenace Injection used for?

Adrenace Injection is used to quickly raise dangerously low blood pressure in emergencies, such as severe infections (septic shock), major blood loss, or serious heart problems where blood pressure drops to unsafe levels.

Who decides the dose of Adrenace Injection, and can it be changed?

The intensive‑care team (doctors and critical‑care nurses) continuously adjust the dose of Adrenace Injection based on your blood pressure and heart monitoring. The drip is turned up or down minute‑by‑minute to keep your blood pressure high enough to supply your organs, but not higher than necessary.

How quickly does Adrenace Injection start working?

When given intravenously, Adrenace Injection starts working within minutes and reaches a steady effect very quickly. Because the effect is so fast, staff keep very close watch on your blood pressure, heart rhythm, and urine output while you are on the drip.

Why do I need IV fluids as well as Adrenace Injection?

Adrenace Injection squeezes blood vessels to raise pressure, but it does not replace lost blood volume or fluids. That is why doctors give IV fluids first and then add Adrenace Injection if your pressure is still too low, so that both blood volume and vessel tone are corrected.<br>

Is Adrenace Injection a life‑long medicine?

No, Adrenace Injection is strictly a short‑term, emergency medicine used only while you are critically ill and being closely monitored. Once the underlying problem (like infection or bleeding) is controlled and your blood pressure stabilizes, the team slowly reduces and stops the drip.<br>

Why is the nurse checking the IV site so often during the infusion of Adrenace Injection?

If Adrenace Injection accidentally leaks outside the vein into the surrounding tissue, it can cut down blood flow to that area and damage the skin. Nurses regularly inspect the IV site for pain, swelling, or color change and will move the line if there is any concern.

Written by:
Dr. T. Sharmila Krishna
M.B.B.S., MD (Biochemistry)

Reviewed by:
Dr. Sureshbabu Yadav
M.B.B.S., DIP.DIAB, F.R.S.H

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