KABIVEN

Kabiven is a prescription medication utilized for a balanced diet that is administered intravenously. It comes in a three-chambered bottle and is a sterile, hypertonic emulsion. Lipid injectable emulsion, dextrose, and amino acids with electrolytes are contained in these various compartments. However, kabiven’s safety and effectiveness in children under the age of two are unknown.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries with regards to information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Kabiven is used in the following conditions:

Adult patients who need parenteral nourishment when oral or enteral nutrition cannot be provided, is inadequate, or is not recommended
Negative nitrogen balance in adult patients
A lack of critical fatty acids

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Kabiven in people with the following conditions:

Any active ingredients or excipients to which there is a known hypersensitivity, including egg, soybean, peanut, corn, or maize products
Heart and lung instability
Severe hyperlipidemia or severe lipid metabolism disorders
Blood-cell-eating syndrome
Metabolic inaccuracy of amino acids

Side Effects

Kabiven may have the following side effects:

Hives
Having swollen hands or feet
Having trouble breathing
Lightheadedness
Enlargement of the throat, tongue, lips, or face
Sweating
Affected areas of the skin may exhibit changes in color, size, or temperature
Chest discomfort
Confusion
Extreme breathlessness
Light skin
Fever

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Diabetes/Hyperglycemia
Preterm and infants born with low weight
Moms who are nursing
Reactions with high sensitivity
Elderly
Infections
Renal dysfunction
Metabolic syndrome
Liver impairment
Refeeding disorder
Children

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Kabiven may interact with the following medicines:

Coumarin derivatives
Coumarin

Inform your physician about the drugs you take including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Reactions with high sensitivity
Vein thrombosis and damage
Infections
Fluid overload and electrolyte imbalance in renal impairment
Metabolic syndrome
Disorders of the liver and bile
Refeeding syndrome
Aluminum toxicity
Diabetes/hyperglycemia
Hypertriglyceridemia

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Amino acids
Electrolytes
Dextrose
Lipid injectable emulsion