I am a final year medical student. I gave my mother a paracetamol 150mg im injection is there a prob with it. It is said that paracetamol is not to be given im. Is there a problem with it... Can u please help me out
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Forms and strengths, route of administration
– 500 mg (10 mg/ml, 50 ml) and 1 g (10 mg/ml, 100 ml) vials, for infusion
Dosage
– Neonate: 7.5 mg/kg (0.75 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 30 mg/kg daily)
– Child ≥ 1 month and < 10 kg: 10 mg/kg (1 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 30 mg/kg daily)
– Patient ≥ 10 kg and < 50 kg: 15 mg/kg (1.5 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 60 mg/kg daily)
– Patient ≥ 50 kg: 1 g (100 ml) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 4 g daily)
Duration
– According to clinical response. Change to oral route as soon as possible.
Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions
– Do not administer to patients with severe hepatic impairment.
– Administer with caution to patients with moderate hepatic impairment, severe renal impairment, chronic alcoholism, malnutrition, dehydration.
– May cause (very rarely): malaise, hypotension and rash.
– Do not exceed indicated doses, especially in children and elderly patients. Paracetamol intoxications are severe (hepatic cytolysis).
– Pregnancy: no contra-indication
– Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
Remarks
– As the efficacy of IV paracetamol is not superior to the efficacy of oral paracetamol, the IV route is restricted to situations where oral administration is not possible.
– For mild pain, IV paracetamol is used alone or in combination with an NSAID administered parenterally.
– For moderate pain, IV paracetamol is used in combination with an NSAID and tramadol administered parenterally.
– For severe pain, IV paracetamol is used in combination with an NSAID and morphine administered parenterally.
– Paracetamol has no anti-inflammatory properties.
– Do not mix with other drugs in the same infusion bottle.
– Storage: below 25 °C -
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