Caprolex1gm/5ml

Introduction

Caprolex is used to treat bleeding. It helps to prevent bleeding after major heart surgery and it also controls bleeding in thrombocytopenia (accompanyi... View More

Uses of Caprolex

• Bleeding

Side effects of Caprolex

• Nasal congestion (stuffy nose)
• Tiredness
• Musculoskeletal (bone, muscle or joint) pain
• Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)

How to use Caprolex

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Caprolex works

Caprolex prevents the breakdown of clots and stops bleeding.

What if you forget to take Caprolex?

If you miss a dose of Caprolex, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.

Indication

Intravenous Treatment and prophylaxis of haemorrhage Adult: Initially, 4-5 g as a 2% solution over 1 hr followed by a 1 g/hr infusion continued for up... View More

Administration

Increased risk of hypercoagulability with OC and oestrogens.

Adult Dose

Renal or cardiac disorders. Urinary tract bleeding, haematuria of upper urinary tract origin; veno-occlusive hepatic disease, skeletal myopathy, neonate... View More

Renal Dose

Aminocaproic acid inhibits the action of plasminogen activators and, to a lesser extent, it also has some antiplasmin activity.

Mode of Action

IV Administration Initial 5 g in 250 mL over 1 hr, each subsequent gram in 50-100 mL at 1 g/hr Rapid injection undiluted into a vein is not recommen... View More

Precaution

Haemorrhage, Missed abortion, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia,Traumatic hyphema, Dental bleeding, Hemophilia A, Postoperative bleeding, Systemic h... View More

Side Effect

Renal impairment: Dosage reduction may be required.

Pregnancy Category Note

Oedema, headache, malaise, allergic and anaphylactic reactions, anaphylaxis, bradycardia, hypotension, peripheral ischaemia, thrombosis, abdominal pain,... View More

Interaction

Bleeding due to disseminated intravascular coagulation. Rapid IV administration.