V-Cip

by Valor/Al-Hameed

Active ingredients: Ciprofloxacin, Lignocaine, Quinolone

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About Lignocaine

Anaesthetic

Uses

As local anaesthesia.

How to take it

INJECTION: Adults: Initial: 50-100 mg IV given 25-50 mg/min, may repeat after 5 min. Max: 200-300 mg/hr. Following bolus, initiate with 1-4 mg/min continuous infusion. Maint: Adjust according to cardiac rhythm & toxicity. Children: 1 mg/kg bolus, then 30 mcg/kg/min. TOPICAL: Apply to affected area as needed; max 3 mg/kg/dose; do not repeat within 2 hr. IM: In deltoid muscle only. IV: Administered by direct IV injection and continuous IV infusion. Product containing 40, 100, or 200 mg/mL should not be administered by direct IV injection without prior dilution. Usually 1 or 2 gm of lignocaine is added to 1000 mL of dextrose 5% to form a 1 or 2 mg/mL (0.1 or 0.2 %) solution. Compatibility:…

Side effects

Dizziness, confusion, convulsions, respiratory depression, cardiac arrest, paraesthesia, drowsiness, bradycardia, allergic reactions.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Contraindications: Complete heart block, hypovolaemia. Precautions: Renal, hepatic impairment, hypotension, severe shock, epilepsy, Myasthaenia gravis, respiratory impairment, elderly, porphyria. Sinus bradycardia or any form of heart block.

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Interactions with Lignocaine

Propranolol, cimetidine, antiarrhythmics, diuretics, suxamethonium, quinupristin/dalfopristin, protease inhibitors, dolasetron.

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