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==Overdosage== | |||
Amphotericin B desoxycholate overdose has been reported to result in [[cardiorespiratory arrest]]. Fifteen patients have been reported to have received one or more doses of ABELCET® between 7-13 mg/kg. None of these patients had a serious acute reaction to ABELCET®. If an overdose is suspected, discontinue therapy, monitor the patient’s clinical status, and administer supportive therapy as required. ABELCET® is not hemodialyzable.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ABELCET (AMPHOTERICIN B, DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, DL- AND DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL, DL-) INJECTION [SIGMA-TAU PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=5587db37-f21a-4a39-a319-e1077032ced9 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 12 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Overdosage
Amphotericin B desoxycholate overdose has been reported to result in cardiorespiratory arrest. Fifteen patients have been reported to have received one or more doses of ABELCET® between 7-13 mg/kg. None of these patients had a serious acute reaction to ABELCET®. If an overdose is suspected, discontinue therapy, monitor the patient’s clinical status, and administer supportive therapy as required. ABELCET® is not hemodialyzable.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.