Product introduction
Aficard 2mg Injection is used to treat hypotension (low blood pressure) that may occur due to causes such as sepsis (infection). It works by constricting blood vessels and increasing the pumping force of the heart. It may be used to revive a patient with cardiac arrest.
Aficard 2mg Injection is administered under the supervision of a doctor. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of the medicine for you. The doctor may closely monitor your blood pressure and heart rate till you become stable. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection. Your doctor may advise regular monitoring of blood pressure.
It may cause side effects like high blood pressure, headache, and insomnia (difficulty in sleeping). You must inform the doctor if you are suffering from diabetes, liver, heart, or kidney disease. Also, let your doctor know about all the other medications that you are using regularly. This medicine is not usually recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, so always consult your doctor before taking it.
Uses of Aficard Injection
- Treatment of Low blood pressure
Benefits of Aficard Injection
In Treatment of Low blood pressure
Aficard 2mg Injection is used to normalise decreased blood pressure (hypotension) which may occur all of a sudden during an operation, severe infection (sepsis) or due to an emergency condition (cardiac arrest). This medicine helps to bring back the blood pressure within normal range and therefore prevents any sudden fall or even serious complications that might have otherwise followed due to low blood pressure.
Side effects of Aficard Injection
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Aficard
- Systemic hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Headache
- Restlessness
- Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
- Palpitations
- Tremors
How to use Aficard Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
How Aficard Injection works
Aficard 2mg Injection works by tightening (constricting) blood vessels and increasing the pumping force of the heart, which raises blood pressure and improves blood flow to vital organs.
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Aficard 2mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Aficard 2mg Injection is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Aficard 2mg Injection during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Aficard 2mg Injection alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited data available on the use of Aficard 2mg Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited data available on the use of Aficard 2mg Injection in patients with liver disease.
What if you forget to take Aficard Injection?
If you miss a dose of Aficard 2mg Injection, please consult your doctor.
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Quick tips
- Aficard 2mg Injection is used in a monitored hospital setting only and should not be self-administered at home.
- Inform your doctor or a nurse immediately if you notice pain, burning, or a color change at the infusion site.
- During infusion, your doctor will continuously monitor blood pressure, heart rate, and the site of infusion.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Catechols
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Action Class
Sympathomimetic Agents
Interaction with drugs
Taking Aficard with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Do not consume Tranylcypromine with Norepinephrine. If concurrent use is essential, please confirm with your doctor.
Your doctor may monitor your treatment and adjust the doses as per the observations. Labetalol may reduce efficacy of Norepinephrine.
Your doctor may monitor your treatment and adjust the doses as per the observations. Carvedilol may reduce efficacy of Norepinephrine.
Your doctor may monitor your treatment and adjust the doses as per the observations. Atenolol may reduce efficacy of Norepinephrine.
Your doctor may monitor your treatment and adjust the doses as per the observations. Nebivolol may reduce efficacy of Norepinephrine.
Patient concerns
FAQs
What is Aficard 2mg Injection used for?
Aficard 2mg Injection is used to quickly raise dangerously low blood pressure in emergencies, such as severe infections (septic shock), major blood loss, or serious heart problems where blood pressure drops to unsafe levels.
Who decides the dose of Aficard 2mg Injection, and can it be changed?
The intensive‑care team (doctors and critical‑care nurses) continuously adjust the dose of Aficard 2mg Injection based on your blood pressure and heart monitoring. The drip is turned up or down minute‑by‑minute to keep your blood pressure high enough to supply your organs, but not higher than necessary.
How quickly does Aficard 2mg Injection start working?
When given intravenously, Aficard 2mg Injection starts working within minutes and reaches a steady effect very quickly. Because the effect is so fast, staff keep very close watch on your blood pressure, heart rhythm, and urine output while you are on the drip.
Why do I need IV fluids as well as Aficard 2mg Injection?
Aficard 2mg Injection squeezes blood vessels to raise pressure, but it does not replace lost blood volume or fluids. That is why doctors give IV fluids first and then add Aficard 2mg Injection if your pressure is still too low, so that both blood volume and vessel tone are corrected.<br>
Is Aficard 2mg Injection a life‑long medicine?
No, Aficard 2mg Injection is strictly a short‑term, emergency medicine used only while you are critically ill and being closely monitored. Once the underlying problem (like infection or bleeding) is controlled and your blood pressure stabilizes, the team slowly reduces and stops the drip.<br>
Why is the nurse checking the IV site so often during the infusion of Aficard 2mg Injection?
If Aficard 2mg Injection accidentally leaks outside the vein into the surrounding tissue, it can cut down blood flow to that area and damage the skin. Nurses regularly inspect the IV site for pain, swelling, or color change and will move the line if there is any concern.
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Name: Aesmira Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
Address: C-3/6, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110057
Country of origin: India
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