Narcotic Analgesics For Surgery and Obstetrics: Before Using

Narcotic Analgesics For Surgery and Obstetrics - Systemic

Narcotic Analgesics For Surgery and Obstetrics *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For narcotic analgesics, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to a narcotic analgesic. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Although studies on birth defects have not been done in pregnant women, these medication have not been reported to cause birth defects. However, in animal studies, many narcotics have causing birth defects or other unwanted effects when they were given for a long time in amounts that were large enough to cause harmful effects in the mother.

Use of a narcotic during labor and delivery sometimes causes drowsiness or breathing problems in the newborn baby. If this happens, your health care professional can give the baby another drug that will overcome these effects. Narcotics are usually not using during the delivery of a premature baby.

Breast-feeding problem

Some narcotics have been shown to pass into the breast milk. However, these medication have not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Children younger than 2 years of age may be especially sensitive to the effects of narcotic analgesics. This may increase the risk of side effects.

Elderly care

Elderly people are especially sensitive to the effects of narcotic analgesics. This may increase the risk of side effects.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, it may be necessary to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. The best for you that you tell the person in charge if you are taking:

Any other drug, prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC ",
“Street” drugs, such as amphetamines - “uppers”, barbiturates - “downers”, cocaine - including “crack”, marijuana, phencyclidine - PCP, “angel dust” and heroin or other narcotics Serious side effects may occur if anyone gives you an anesthetic without knowing that you have taken another drug

Benzodiazepines
Central nervous system - CNS depressants - drug that causes drowsiness The CNS depressant and other effects of either these medication or the narcotic analgesics may be increased

Buprenorphine or similar medication The narcotic analgesics may not work if you are taking buprenorphine or other similar medication

Cimetidine
Erythromycin Increased risk of side effects with some narcotic analgesics

Naltrexone The narcotic analgesics will not work if you are taking naltrexone

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of narcotic analgesics. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Abdominal problems
Brain tumor
Head injury
Gallbladder disease
Heart disease
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Lung disease
Prostate disease
Thyroid disease
Urinary tract disease Narcotic analgesics may make these conditions or the symptoms of these conditions worse