When treating children under 5 and patients receiving cytotoxic drugs, treatment with the drug should be carried out only under the supervision of a doctor.
When choosing the method of drug administration, it should be taken into account that parenteral use is associated with a higher risk of anaphylactic / anaphylactoid reactions. Parenteral application is recommended to use in cases when oral intake is impossible or impaired absorption from the gastrointestinal tract.
Increased risk of development of hypersensitivity reactions to the drug metamizol sodium stipulate the following states:
- bronchial asthma, especially in combination with polypous rhinosinusitis;
- chronic urticaria;
- alcohol intolerance (hypersensitivity to alcohol), against which even with the intake of a small amount of some alcoholic drinks, patients experience sneezing, lacrimation, and severe reddening of the face. Alcohol intolerance may indicate a previously unidentified syndrome of aspirin asthma;
- intolerance or hypersensitivity to dyes (for example, tartrazine) or preservatives (for example, benzoate).
Before using Spazmaton, a thorough questioning of the patient is necessary. If the risk of developing an anaphylactoid reaction is identified, Spazmaton's use is only possible after assessing the risk / benefit ratio.
In the case of Spazmaton, these patients need strict medical control over their condition and necessarily have the means to provide them with emergency care in case of anaphylactic / anaphylactoid reactions.
In predisposed patients, anaphylactic shock can occur, so patients with asthma or atopy Spasmaton should be administered with caution.
On the background of the use of metamizole sodium, life-threatening skin reactions such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis have been described. When symptoms of these diseases appear (such as a progressive skin rash, often with blisters or mucosal lesions), Spasmaton should be discontinued immediately and should not be re-started.
During therapy with metamizol-containing drugs, the development of agranulocytosis is possible. It lasts at least a week, does not depend on the dose, can be heavy, endanger life and even lead to the death of the patient. In this regard, if symptoms appear to be associated with neutropenia (fever, chills, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, stomatitis, erosive ulceration of the oral cavity, vaginitis or proctitis, a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the peripheral blood is less than 1500 mm3), it is necessary to stop Spazmaton's treatment and consult a doctor.
If the patient receives antibiotic therapy, typical manifestations of agranulocytosis can be minimally expressed. The rate of erythrocyte sedimentation increases significantly, while the enlargement of the lymph nodes is weak or absent. Typical symptoms of thrombocytopenia are increased tendency to bleeding and the occurrence of petechia on the skin and mucous membranes.
In the case of pancytopenia, treatment should be stopped immediately, it is necessary to monitor the indicators of the developed blood test until normalization.
All patients should be aware that when symptoms of abnormal blood changes appear (for example, general malaise, infections, persistent fever, hematoma formation, bleeding, pallor of the skin), Spasmaton should be consulted immediately.
The administration of a metamizol-containing drug can induce individual hypotensive reactions. These reactions may depend on the dose of the drug and are more likely to occur after parenteral administration.
To avoid the development of severe hypotensive reactions, the following recommendations should be adhered to:
- iv Spasmodon should be administered slowly, in the "lying" position;
- should monitor blood pressure, heart rate and breathing;
- patients with existing hypotension, decreased circulating blood volume, dehydration, unstable hemodynamics, or with an initial stage of circulatory insufficiency, normalization of hemodynamics is required;
Care should be taken when treating patients with high body temperature.
Patients who should avoid reducing blood pressure (for example,with severe ischemic heart disease or stenosis of blood vessels that supply blood to the brain), Spasmaton should be administered only with close monitoring of hemodynamics.
During the treatment with the drug should refrain from drinking alcohol. It is inadmissible to use the drug to stop acute pain in the abdomen (until finding out their cause).
In patients with impaired liver or kidney function, it is recommended to avoid the use of Spasmactone in high doses due to a decrease in the rate of excretion of the drug.
In / in the introduction of Spasmaton should be carried out very slowly (not more than 1 ml / min), so that at the first signs of anaphylactic / anaphylactoid reactions, the injection could be stopped and the risk of individual hypotensive reactions minimized.
With the / m introduction, you need to use a needle for intramuscular injection.
Against the background of the use of the drug, it is possible to stain the urine red because of the presence of the metabolite - rubanzonic acid (it has no clinical significance).