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Gelofusine is a colloidal plasma volume substitute for:
Treatment of relative or absolute hypovolaemia and shock.
Prophylaxis of hypotension
o Caused by relative hypovolaemia during induction of epidural or spinal anaesthesia,
o Due to imminent significant blood loss in a surgical setting.
Procedures involving extracorporeal circulation as a component of priming fluid in combination with crystalloid solutions (e.g. heart-lung machine).
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Gelofusine is a colloidal plasma volume substitute for:
Treatment of relative or absolute hypovolaemia and shock.
Prophylaxis of hypotension
o Caused by relative hypovolaemia during induction of epidural or spinal anaesthesia,
o Due to imminent significant blood loss in a surgical setting.
Procedures involving extracorporeal circulation as a component of priming fluid in combination with crystalloid solutions (e.g. heart-lung machine).
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Gelofusine is a colloidal plasma volume substitute for:
Treatment of relative or absolute hypovolaemia and shock.
Prophylaxis of hypotension
o Caused by relative hypovolaemia during induction of epidural or spinal anaesthesia,
o Due to imminent significant blood loss in a surgical setting.
Procedures involving extracorporeal circulation as a component of priming fluid in combination with crystalloid solutions (e.g. heart-lung machine).
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Gelofusine is a colloidal plasma volume substitute for:
Treatment of relative or absolute hypovolaemia and shock.
Prophylaxis of hypotension
o Caused by relative hypovolaemia during induction of epidural or spinal anaesthesia,
o Due to imminent significant blood loss in a surgical setting.
Procedures involving extracorporeal circulation as a component of priming fluid in combination with crystalloid solutions (e.g. heart-lung machine).
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
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