Medigesic-C

by Wilshire

Active ingredients: Caffeine, Orphenadrine citrate, Paracetamol

Packs

• Tab · 10's (041098)
• Tab · 10x10's (041098)
• Tab · 30's (041098)

About Caffeine Citrate

Lung Surfactant

Uses

Apnoea in premature newborns.

How to take it

Neonates: Loading dose: 20 mg/kg by slow IV infusion over 30 minutes. After an interval of 24 hours, Maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg may be administered by slow IV infusion over 10 minutes every 24 hours. Alternatively maintenance dose of 5 mg/kg may be administered by oral administration.

Side effects

Irritability, restlessness and jitteriness, tachycardia, hypertension, increased stroke volume.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Precautions: Increase heart rate, CVD with impaired renal or hepatic function, GERD, Increase in metabolism, diuresis and loss of electrolytes.

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Interactions with Caffeine Citrate

Theophylline.

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