Volpan
by Rotex
Active ingredient: Tramadol HCl
Packs
- Inj · 50 mg/mL · 5 Amp (2 mL) (097446)
- Cap · 50 mg · 10's (080269)
- Cap · 50 mg · 20's (080269)
- Cap · 50 mg · 30's (080269)
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About Tramadol
Narcotic Analgesic
Uses
Severe acute and chronic pain, diagnostic measures and surgical pain.
How to take it
Adults: ORAL: 50-100 mg three to four times daily. Max 400 mg daily. INJECTION: 50-100 mg by IM or SC or IV inj or IV infusion 3-4 times daily. Max 400 mg daily. Children: Under 12 yr, not recommended. Moderate to severe pain: ORAL: 12-18 yr, 50-100 mg not more often than every 4 hr; total of more than 400 mg daily not usually required. INJECTION: 12-18 yr, 50-100 mg every 4-6 hr by IV injection over 2-3 minutes or IV infusion or IM injection. Postoperative pain: INJECTION: IV injection over 2-3 minutes: 12-18 yr, 100 mg initially then 50 mg every 10-20 minutes if necessary up to total max 250 mg (including initial dose) in first hr, then 50-100 mg every 4-6 hr, max 600 mg/day. Continuous…
Side effects
Sweating, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth and fatigue may occur, headache, somnolence, GI upset, confusion, convulsions.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Contraindicated or not recommended. Contraindications: Acute intoxication with alcohol, hypnotics, analgesics or other CNS-acting drugs. Uncontrolled epilepsy, severe renal or hepatic impairment, opioid withdrawal treatment. Precautions: Mild to moderate renal or hepatic impairment. History of drug abuse. Risk of tolerance and dependence. Head injury, raised intracranial pressure, shock, unexplained loss of consciousness. History of convulsions. CYP2D6 poor metabolisers. Withdraw gradually. Elderly.
Advice
Take oral form with or without meals. Swallow extended release tablet whole and do not chew, crush or split tablet. Do not stop taking medication abruptly, gradually lower the dose and then stop. If you are self-administering injection of this medication, follow directions for administration and disposal of needles as prescribed. Contact prescriber if there is difficulty in breathing, severe unrelieved constipation, increased sleepiness or lack of sleep, restlessness, change in urinary or menstrual pattern, chest pain, palpitations, seizures, muscle weakness, tremors. Take sufficient amount of fluids (2-3 litres per day) to maintain hydration, unless restricted by the prescriber. Avoid…
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Interactions with Tramadol
MAOIs, alcohol, CNS depressants, other antidepressants or serotonergic drugs, carbamazepine, anticoagulants, ondansetron, mixed opioid agonists/antagonists (e.g., buprenorphine, pentazocine), other drugs that lower the seizure threshold.
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