GLYUKAGEN HIPOKIT Fl. 1 mg. + solvent

GLYUKAGEN WHAT IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR?

Glyukagen is intended for immediate, emergency use in severe hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes who have fallen unconscious.

Severe hypoglycaemia is also known as extremely low blood sugar.

Injection should be given to you by another person.

See "What to tell your friends, relatives and colleagues' point 3.

Glucagon is a natural hormone that has the opposite effect of insulin in the body. It supports conversion of glycogen in the liver. Then the glucose is released into the bloodstream.

BEFORE YOU USE GLYUKAGEN

Do not use Glyukagen:

 if you are allergic to glucagon or lactose;

 if you have a tumor of the adrenal glands.

Take special care with Glyukagen:

Glyukagen not work properly:

 if you are hungry for a long time;

 if you have a low level of adrenaline in the blood;

 if you have chronic hypoglycemia;

 if you have hypoglycemia caused by excessive use of alcohol;

 if you have a tumor that releases glucagon or insulin.

If any of these statements apply to you, consult a doctor.

Taking other medicines:

Some drugs can affect the action of Glyukagen:

 insulin;

 Indomethacin / inflammation / arthritis /.

Glyukagen may affect the way other drugs:

 warfarin - Glyukagen may increase the anticoagulant effect of warfarin.

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Pregnancy and lactation:

If you have diabetes and are pregnant or breastfeeding, you can use Glyukagen to treat severe hypoglycemia.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.

Driving and using machines:

If you still feel the effects after severe hypoglycemia, do not drive or operate machinery.

3. HOW TO USE GLYUKAGEN?

Preparing the injection

1. Remove the plastic cap of the vial. Pull the needle guard from the syringe. Insert the needle through the rubber stopper into the vial containing Glyukagen and inject all the liquid from the syringe into the vial.

2. Without removing the needle from the vial, shake it gently until Glyukagen is completely dissolved and the solution is clear.

3. Make sure that the plunger is fully depressed. While holding the needle in the liquid, slowly pull the entire solution into the syringe. Do not pull the plunger out of the syringe. It is important to remove all air bubbles in the syringe:

 With the needle pointing up, tap the syringe with your finger;

 Press gently on the plunger to release all the air collected at the top of the syringe.

Keep pressing the plunger until you reach the correct dose injection. When you do this, a small amount of liquid will be iztlaskano out. 

4. Inject the dose under the skin or into a muscle.

How much to apply?

Always use GlyukaGen exactly as your doctor has explained. If you are unsure, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist.

The usual dose is:

 Adults: inject all / 1ml / labeled as 1/1 syringe.

 Children over 25 kg or more than 6 to 8 years: inject all / 1ml / labeled as 1/1 syringe.

 Children under 25 kg or below 6 to 8 years: inject half the quantity / 1/2 ml / labeled as 1/2 of the syringe.

You should give high sugar snacks such as sweets, biscuits or fruit juice after a reaction to treatment. This is because it depletes glycogen stores Glyukagen. The rich sugar snack will prevent recurrence of hypoglycemia.

What to tell your friends, relatives, the guy who takes care of you and your colleagues

Your doctor may have prescribed GlyukaGen so that your friends and relatives can you inject it in case of severe hypoglycemia (too low blood sugar) if you take sugar by mouth. Make sure your family, friends, the man who takes care of you and your colleagues know:

 How to use and where GlyukaGen stored before the occurrence of an emergency;

 They should GlyukaGen injected under the skin or into a muscle;

 You should give high sugar snacks such as sweets, biscuits or fruit juice after a reaction to treatment (as soon as you are able to accept it);

 Blend using GlyukaGen, you or someone else should contact your doctor or health professional. You have to understand why you received severe hypoglycemia and how to prevent recurrence.

If you use more GlyukaGen than you

If you have been given a higher dose GlyukaGen, it can cause profuse vomiting. Usually no specific treatment is required.

 POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:

Like all medicines, GlyukaGen can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Very rare side effects (less than 1 in 10,000):

 Allergic reaction - symptoms are shortness of breath, sweating, rapid heartbeat, rash, facial swelling, collapse.

Seek immediate medical attention if you experience any of these reactions.

Common side effects (less than 1 in 10):

 feeling of nausea.

Uncommon side effects (less than 1 in 100):

 vomiting.

Rare side effects (less than 1 in 1000):

 stomach pain.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or you notice other effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

 HOW TO KEEP GLYUKAGEN?

 Keep out of reach of children.

 Be stored either in a refrigerator (2 ° C to 8 ° C) or outside the refrigerator (below 25 ° C) to 18 months within the expiry date.

 Store in the original package to protect from light.

 Do not freeze to prevent damage.

 Use immediately after preparation - do not keep for later use.

 Do not use after the expiry date stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

 Do not use if the solution, in rare cases, it seems as if some gel or the powder is completely dissolved.

 Do not use if plastic cap is loose or missing, when you get the product.

 Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste.

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What GlyukaGen

The active substance is 1 mg glucagon (1IU) as hydrochloride derived from yeast by recombinant DNA technology.

The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, water for injections, hydrochloric acid and / or sodium hydroxide / for pH adjustment /.

GlyukaGen looks like and contents of pack

GlyukaGen is supplied as a sterile white powder in glucagon vial with solvent in disposable syringe. The reconstitut