Side effects were classified according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization: very often (≥10%); often (≥1%, <10%); infrequently (≥0.1%, <1%); rarely (≥0.01%, <0.1%); very rarely (<0.01%); the frequency is unknown (according to available data it is impossible to estimate the incidence of side effects).
Heart Disease
Frequency unknown: Kunis syndrome (allergic angina or allergic myocardial infarction).
Immune system disorders
Rarely: metamizol sodium can cause anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions that can be severe and life threatening; in some cases, anaphylactic reactions can lead to death.
In case of anaphylactic / anaphylactoid reactions, it is necessary to stop taking the medication immediately, to take measures to provide patients with emergency medical care, to conduct an extensive clinical analysis of the blood.
These reactions can occur even if the drug was previously used many times without any complications. Such drug reactions can develop immediately or a few hours after taking metamizole sodium, but usually they are observed for one hour.
Usually softer anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions manifest themselves as skin symptoms and symptoms on the part of the mucous membranes (itching, burning, flushing, urticaria, edema), dyspnea or complaints from the gastrointestinal tract.
Lighter reactions can progress to severe forms with generalized urticaria, severe angioedema, especially with the involvement of the larynx, severe bronchospasm, cardiac arrhythmias, a sharp decrease in blood pressure (which is sometimes preceded by an increase in blood pressure), and the development of circulatory shock.
Rarely: in patients with complete or incomplete combination of bronchial asthma, recurrent nasal polyposis and paranasal sinuses and intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (including in anamnesis), the reactions of intolerance are usually manifested in the form of attacks of bronchial asthma.
Frequency unknown: anaphylactic shock.
Disturbances from the skin and subcutaneous tissues
Infrequently: In addition to the manifestations of anaphylactic / anaphylactoid reactions on the skin and mucous membranes listed above, a fixed drug rash can rarely occur.
Rarely: possibly the appearance of a rash.
Rarely: possibly the development of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or Lyell syndrome (toxic epidermal necrolysis).
Violations of the blood and lymphatic system
Rarely: leukopenia.
Rarely: agranulocytosis (including fatal cases), thrombocytopenia.
Frequency unknown: aplastic anemia, pancytopenia, including fatal cases.
These reactions are immunological in nature. They can occur even if the drug was previously taken many times without any complications.
Typical symptoms of agranulocytosis are mucosal lesions (oral cavity and pharynx, anorectal area and genital organs), sore throat, fever. It should be borne in mind that if a patient receives antibiotic therapy, typical manifestations of agranulocytosis may be minimal. The rate of erythrocyte sedimentation increases significantly, while the increase in lymph nodes is weak or absent.
Typical symptoms of thrombocytopenia are increased tendency to bleeding and the appearance of petechias on the skin and mucous membranes. In case of the development of the above disorders from the blood and lymphatic system, it is necessary to stop taking the drug and conduct a detailed clinical analysis of the blood (see section "Special instructions").