DANTROLENE SODIUM (Dantrium) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

DANTROLENE SODIUM

What is the Trade Name for DANTROLENE SODIUM?

Dantrium

What are the Indications for DANTROLENE SODIUM?

  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE Dantrium Intravenous is indicated, along with appropriate supportive measures, for the management of the fulminant hypermetabolism of skeletal muscle characteristic of malignant hyperthermia crises in patients of all ages. Dantrium Intravenous should be administered by continuous rapid intravenous push as soon as the malignant hyperthermia reaction is recognized (i.e., tachycardia, tachypnea, central venous desaturation, hypercarbia, metabolic acidosis, skeletal muscle rigidity, increased utilization of anesthesia circuit carbon dioxide absorber, cyanosis and mottling of the skin, and, in many cases, fever). Dantrium Intravenous is also indicated preoperatively, and sometimes postoperatively, to prevent or attenuate the development of clinical and laboratory signs of malignant hyperthermia in individuals judged to be malignant hyperthermia susceptible.

 

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References: https://open.fda.gov/

 

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