ALBUTEIN SIDE EFFECTS
- Generic Name: albumin – human injection
- Brand Name: Albutein
SIDE EFFECTS
The most serious adverse reactions are anaphylactic shock, heart failure and pulmonary edema.
The most common adverse reactions are anaphylactoid type reactions.
Adverse reactions to ALBUTEIN 20% normally resolve when the infusion rate is slowed or the infusion is stopped. In case of severe reactions, the infusion is stopped and appropriate treatment initiated.
Clinical Trials Experience
No clinical studies were done using ALBUTEIN 20%.
Post-marketing Experience
Because adverse reactions are reported voluntarily post-approval from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or to establish a causal relationship to product exposure. The following adverse reactions have been identified during post approval use of human albumin, including ALBUTEIN (all strengths) in decreasing order of significance:
- Anaphylactic shock
- Heart failure
- Pulmonary edema
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia
- Vomiting
- Urticaria
- Rash
- Headache
- Chills
- Fever
- Flushing
- Nausea
SRC: NLM .