What is Pentabeta Injection Used For?
Pentabeta injection is used for treating moderate to severe pains associated with surgery, trauma, burns, colics, cancer, and pre-anesthetic medication in labor.
What is the Pentabeta Injection Ingredient?
It contains Pentazocine (Pentazocine Lactate) as the active ingredient
How does Pentabeta Injection work?
Pentabeta injection (Pentazocine) is a narcotic analgesic (pain medicine) that works by acting on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain.
Pentabeta Injection Dosage
Single doses of Pentabeta should not exceed 1 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously or intramuscularly 0.5 mg/kg body weight intravenously.
What are the side effects of Pentabeta Injection?
- Shallow breathing
- Difficulty or noisy breathing
- Confusion.
- Usual sleepiness
- Trouble breastfeeding
- limpness in breastfed infants.
Does pentazocine Injection affect the kidneys?
Elderly patients might be more sensitive to the effects of pentazocine injections compared to younger adults and are at a higher risk for age-related kidney issues.
How long does Pentazocine Injection take to work?
The peak analgesic effect of pentazocine occurs within 15 minutes to 1 hour following intramuscular injection, and within 1 to 3 hours after oral administration. The drug has a plasma half-life ranging from 3 to 4 hours. Its effects are primarily ended through hepatic metabolism, where it is converted into inactive glucuronide conjugates, which are then excreted via the kidneys.
Does pentazocine injection affect fertility?
Using too much pentazocine injection may cause infertility (unable to have children).
Where can you buy Pentazocine Injections online in Nigeria?
Buy Pentazocine injections online at Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
