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==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==


Since it may increase intraocular and intracranial pressures, amyl nitrite is contraindicated or should be used with great caution in patients with glaucoma, recent head trauma or cerebral hemorrhage.  Amyl nitrite can cause harm to the fetus when it is administered to a pregnant woman because it significantly reduces systemic blood pressure and blood flow on the maternal side of the placenta.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = AMYL NITRITE INHALANT [JAMES ALEXANDER CORPORATION] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c1b6e536-df5f-4f76-8e3c-6dc2f1e9975e | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate = 30 January 2014 }}</ref>
Since it may increase intraocular and intracranial pressures, amyl nitrite is contraindicated or should be used with great caution in patients with [[glaucoma]], recent [[head trauma]] or [[cerebral hemorrhage]].  Amyl nitrite can cause harm to the fetus when it is administered to a pregnant woman because it significantly reduces systemic blood pressure and blood flow on the maternal side of the placenta.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = AMYL NITRITE INHALANT [JAMES ALEXANDER CORPORATION] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c1b6e536-df5f-4f76-8e3c-6dc2f1e9975e | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate = 30 January 2014 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:29, 30 January 2014

Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite tablet® FDA Package Insert
Indications and Usage
Dosage and Administration
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Overdosage
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Clinical Pharmacology
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]


Contraindications

Since it may increase intraocular and intracranial pressures, amyl nitrite is contraindicated or should be used with great caution in patients with glaucoma, recent head trauma or cerebral hemorrhage. Amyl nitrite can cause harm to the fetus when it is administered to a pregnant woman because it significantly reduces systemic blood pressure and blood flow on the maternal side of the placenta.[1]

References

  1. "AMYL NITRITE INHALANT [JAMES ALEXANDER CORPORATION]". Retrieved 30 January 2014.