Sodium nitroprusside Intravenous

Sodium nitroprusside injection is used for lowering of blood pressure immediately in adults and children with high blood pressure. sodium nitroprusside is also used to reduce bleeding during surgery, and treats acute heart failure. sodium nitroprusside is a direct-acting vasodilator.

sodium nitroprusside is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.

Your doctor will check your progress closely while you or your child are receiving sodium nitroprusside. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to receive it. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.

Using sodium nitroprusside while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using sodium nitroprusside, tell your doctor right away.

Do not use sodium nitroprusside together with riociguat (Adempas®), sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®). Using these medicines together may cause unwanted effects.

sodium nitroprusside could lower your blood pressure too much and cause you to feel dizzy or lightheaded. Stand or sit up slowly if you are dizzy.

Tell your doctor right away if you or your child have bluish-colored lips, fingernails, or palms, dark urine, trouble breathing, unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness while using sodium nitroprusside.

Consult your pharmacist.

Consult your pharmacist.

Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.

Notes

Missed Dose

Consult your pharmacist.

Storage

Consult your pharmacist.

Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.

Information last revised July 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.