Manufacturer: Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Salt Composition : Pethidine(50mg)
Pethitroy 50mg Injection is generally administered by a healthcare professional. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. The dose and duration will depend on what you are taking it for and how well it helps your symptoms.
The most common side effects of this medicine include injection site reactions (such as pain, redness, and swelling), headache, drowsiness, fatigue, vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, and sweating. If any of these side effects persist or get worse, you should let your doctor know. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing the symptoms.
Before using it, you should let your doctor know if you have problems with your heart, liver, or kidneys. Let your doctor also know about all the other medicines you are taking because they may affect, or be affected by, this medicine.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is important to ask the advice of your doctor before taking this medicine. Your doctor may also regularly monitor your kidney function, liver function, and levels of blood components if you are taking this medicine for long-term treatment.
Pethitroy 50mg Injection is an opioid analgesic (pain reliever) which works by blocking transmission of pain signals to the brain to lower pain perception.
Pethidine is quickly hydrolysed in the liver to pethidinic acid and is also demethylated to norpethidine, which has half the analgesic activity of pethidine but a longer elimination half-life (8–12 hours); accumulating with regular administration, or in kidney failure.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Pethitroy
Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
Headache
Drowsiness
Fatigue
Vomiting
Constipation
Dryness in mouth
Sweating
Pethidine Hydrochloride is contraindicated in the following: ➢ Hypersensitivity to Pethidine. ➢ Respiratory depression, or where respiratory reserve is depleted (acute bronchial asthma, chronic airway disease, severe emphysema, severe chronic bronchitis, kyphoscoliosis).
Pethitroy 50mg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Pethitroy 50mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pethitroy 50mg Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Pethidine injection is a sterile aqueous solution of 5% w/v Pethidine Hydrochloride. It also contains Water for Injections and may contain Sodium Hydroxide as a pH adjuster. Indications: Relief of moderate to severe pain, as a premedication, obstetric analgesia and enhancement of analgesia.
The central depressant effects of pethidine may be potentiated by the concurrent use of other central nervous system depressants including anxiolytics and sedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates and tricyclic antidepressants, other analgesics, alcohol and general anaesthetics; respiratory depression, hypotension and .
Kindly do not self administer.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Pethitroy 50mg Injection, consult your doctor.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Use Pethitroy 50mg Injection as instructed by your doctor. Never take in greater amounts or more often than prescribed.
It causes sleepiness or drowsiness. If this happens to you, do not drive or use machinery.
Avoid consuming alcohol when taking the Pethitroy 50mg Injection, as it may cause excessive sleepiness or drowsiness.
Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney or liver problems.
Store opioid pain relievers in a safe place and out of reach of others.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Q. Is there anything I need to be careful about while on therapy with Pethitroy 50mg Injection?
Pethitroy 50mg Injection may cause drowsiness and dizziness, especially in the beginning of the treatment. Do not drive or work with tools or machinery if your alertness is affected. It is not advisable to drink alcohol during treatment with this medicine as it might increase sleepiness.
