Nitroglycerin
別名: Nitro-bid, Minitran, Nitro-Dur, Nitrek
### Important Safety and Application Guidelines * **Safety First (Wear Gloves)**: Always wear **non-permeable gloves** (like latex or nitrile) when applying the ointment or handling patches. Nitroglycerin is easily absorbed through human skin and can cause severe headaches, dizziness, or a dangerous drop in your own blood pressure. * **Measuring the Dose**: The dosage is measured in "inches" of ointment. Use the special measuring papers supplied with the product to get the exact dose prescribed by your veterinarian. * **Application**: Apply the ointment to a hairless area as directed (commonly the inside of the ear flap, the groin, or the armpit). Rub the ointment into the skin well. * **Rotate Sites**: Change the application site with each dose (e.g., switch from the left ear to the right ear). This prevents skin irritation and helps the medication absorb better. If a rash develops, do not use that site again until it has completely cleared. * **Avoid Contact**: Do not pet your animal over the area where the ointment was applied. Keep treated pets away from children or other animals who might touch or lick the area. * **When to Call the Vet**: Contact your veterinarian if a skin rash persists, or if your pet seems unusually weak, wobbly, or lethargic (which could be signs of low blood pressure). * **Fire Safety**: Despite its name and history as an explosive, medical nitroglycerin is heavily diluted and there is **no danger of explosion or fire** with the use of this product.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Adjunctive treatment of heart failure (severe pulmonary edema secondary to HCM)
- To enhance resolution of pulmonary edema
- Adjunctive treatment of heart failure
- Adjunctive treatment of pulmonary edema
- Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (headed for oxygen)
- Adjunctive treatment of hypertension
- Adjunctive therapy for heart failure
- Dilative cardiomyopathy
- Adjunctive treatment of heart failure
- Adjunctive treatment of heart failure
- Adjunctive treatment of pulmonary edema
- Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (headed for oxygen)
- Venodilator for adjunctive treatment of systolic heart failure
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Rashes or erythema at the application site
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Transient headaches (common in humans, suspected in animals)
- Lethargy or weakness secondary to hypotension
注意事項與禁忌
- Severe anemia
- Hypersensitivity to nitrates
- ### Important Warnings * **Hypotension Risk**: Use with extreme caution (if at all) in patients with diuretic-induced hypovolemia, cerebral hemorrhage, head trauma, or other hypotensive conditions. * **Tolerance**: Continuous use (48-72 hours) results in the rapid development of tolerance to the drug's effects. Intermittent dosing is recommended. * **Human Exposure**: Personnel applying the drug **must wear non-permeable gloves** to prevent self-absorption, which can cause severe headaches and hypotension. * **Pregnancy**: FDA Category C. Use cautiously as a last resort when the benefit clearly outweighs the risks. Unknown if excreted in maternal milk; use with caution in nursing animals.
藥物相互作用
- Antihypertensive drugs: Use of nitroglycerin with other antihypertensive drugs may cause additive hypotensive effects.
- Phenothiazines: May increase hypotensive effects.
- Sildenafil (and other PDE inhibitors): May profoundly increase risk for severe, potentially fatal hypotension.
常見問題
Nitroglycerin用於寵物有甚麼用途？
### Important Safety and Application Guidelines * **Safety First (Wear Gloves)**: Always wear **non-permeable gloves** (like latex or nitrile) when applying the ointment or handling patches. Nitroglycerin is easily absorbed through human skin and can cause severe headaches, dizziness, or a dangerous drop in your own blood pressure. * **Measuring the Dose**: The dosage is measured in "inches" of ointment. Use the special measuring papers supplied with the product to get the exact dose prescribed by your veterinarian. * **Application**: Apply the ointment to a hairless area as directed (commonly the inside of the ear flap, the groin, or the armpit). Rub the ointment into the skin well. * **Rotate Sites**: Change the application site with each dose (e.g., switch from the left ear to the right ear). This prevents skin irritation and helps the medication absorb better. If a rash develops, do not use that site again until it has completely cleared. * **Avoid Contact**: Do not pet your animal over the area where the ointment was applied. Keep treated pets away from children or other animals who might touch or lick the area. * **When to Call the Vet**: Contact your veterinarian if a skin rash persists, or if your pet seems unusually weak, wobbly, or lethargic (which could be signs of low blood pressure). * **Fire Safety**: Despite its name and history as an explosive, medical nitroglycerin is heavily diluted and there is **no danger of explosion or fire** with the use of this product.
Nitroglycerin對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。