Your child should not receive this medicine if he or she has had an allergic reaction to caffeine
Uses:
Injectable
Your child's doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to give to your child and how often. Do not use more medicine or give it more often than the doctor tells you to. This medicine is given through a needle placed into a vein.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give your child this medicine. It may also be given by a home health caregiver.
You may be taught how to give the medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving your child an injection.
Use a new needle and syringe each time you inject the medicine.
If a dose is missed:
If you miss a dose or forget to give your child the medicine, give it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your child's next dose, wait until then to give the medicine and skip the missed dose.
Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
Storage:
Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container out of the reach of children and pets.
Each bottle (vial) of this medicine is for one use only. Throw away any medicine that is left over in the vial after you have given the proper dose to your child.
Do not use the medicine if it has changed color or has anything floating in it. Throw the vial away and get a fresh one. Call your doctor or pharmacist.
Store the medicine at room temperature, away from heat and direct light. Do not freeze.
Never give this medicine to a child it was not prescribed for.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Make sure the doctor knows if your child is also receiving cimetidine (Tagamet®), ketoconazole (Nizoral®), phenobarbital (Luminal®, Donnatal®), phenytoin (Dilantin®), or theophylline.
Tell the doctor if the child's mother consumed any caffeine within a few hours before giving birth.
Warnings:
Make sure your child's doctor knows about any seizures, kidney problems, liver problems, blood sugar problems, or heart problems your child has had.
If your child continues to have breathing problems after receiving this medicine, call the child's doctor for instructions. Do not give the child more medicine.
The doctor will need to check your child's blood at regular visits while the child is receiving this medicine. Be sure to keep all appointments.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Bloated stomach, blood in the stools, feeding problems, vomit that is yellow in color, low body temperature
Decrease or increase in the number of wet diapers in a day
Fast heartbeat
Fever
Seizures
Unusual body or muscle movements
Unusual trouble sleeping, eating less than normal, irritability
Fussiness, restlessness, or excessive crying
Redness, pain, or swelling where the IV needle is placed
