Clonidine 500 ug/mL INJECTION, SOLUTION
FDA Drug Information
Indications & Usage
INDICATIONS AND USAGE Clonidine hydrochloride injection is indicated in combination with opiates for the treatment of severe pain in cancer patients that is not adequately relieved by opioid analgesics alone. Epidural clonidine is more likely to be effective in patients with neuropathic pain than somatic or visceral pain (see Clinical Trials ). The safety of this drug product has only been established in a highly selected group of cancer patients, and only after an adequate trial of opioid analg…
Important Warnings
WARNINGS Use in Postoperative or Obstetrical Analgesia Clonidine hydrochloride injection (epidural clonidine) is not recommended for obstetrical, post-partum, or peri-operative pain management. The risk of hemodynamic instability, especially hypotension and bradycardia, from epidural clonidine may be unacceptable in these patients. Hypotension Because severe hypotension may follow the administrati…
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