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 Bacterial endocarditis, haemorrhagic CVA, conditions or diseases with increased risk of haemorrhage.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Elderly, renal or hepatic impairment, extremes of body weight. Pregnancy and lactation. Not generally recommended for use in patients with prosthetic heart valves.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Hyperkalaemia, bleeding thrombocytopenia, urticarial rash or hypersensitivity skin reactions.
Drug Category/Class
Antithrombotic Agents
Heparin Group
Blood and Blood Forming Organs
Heparin group
Prescribed
Used in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) and in the treatment of myocardial inf...
