Adenosine

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Diagnosis of re-entrant atrial and ventricular tachycardia.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Second or third degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, Bronchial asthma.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Patient with atrial fibrillation/flutter and an accessory bypass tract may develop increased conduction down the anomalous pathway.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Facial flush, dyspnoea, nausea and light headache occur commonly. Rarely sweating, palpitations, heaviness in arms.

Drug Category/Class

  • Analgesics
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Other cardiac preparations
Prescribed Used as an initial treatment for the termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PVST), including that associated with accessory bypass...
Weight :267.2413
Structure Adenosine
Generic Drug Adenosine prescribed Used as an initial treatment for the termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PVST), including that associated with accessory bypass...
Formula

C10H13N5O4

Adenosine has 10 Brands listed


Adenocor (6 mg)Adenocor (6 mg) (Sanofi Aventis)
Adenoject (30 mg)Adenoject (6 mg)
Adenosine (6 mg)Adenoz (6 mg)
Adnet (6 mg)Carnosine (30 mg)
Carnosine (6 mg)Tachyban (6 mg)

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