Drug reference
Acute porphyrias | Acute intermittent porphyria | Porphyria variegata | Hereditary coproporphyria ▶BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION ▶Adult: Initially 3 mg/kg once daily for 4 days, if response inadequate, repeat 4-day course with close biochemical monitoring; maximum 250 mg per day
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▶Common or very common Poor venous access ▶Rare or very rare Fever ▶Frequency not known Headache. injection site necrosis. skin discolouration. venous thrombosis
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Manufacturer advises avoid unless essential.
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Manufacturer advises avoid unless essential—no information available.
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For intravenous infusion (Normosang ®), give intermittently in Sodium chloride 0.9%; dilute requisite dose in 100 mL infusion fluid in glass bottle and give over at least 30 minutes through a filter via large antebrachial or central vein; administer within 1 hour after dilution.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Solution for infusion ▶Normosang (Recordati Rare Diseases UK Ltd) Haem arginate 25 mg per 1 ml Normosang 250mg/10ml solution for infusion ampoules | 4 ampoule P £1,737.00 2.2 Carnitine deficiency AMINO ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES
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Initially 3 mg/kg once daily for 4 days, if
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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