What Is Intralipid 10?
Intralipid 10% (10% I.V. Fat Emulsion) is a source of calories and essential fatty acids used to provide calories to patients who are getting their nutrition through an injection into the vein. Intralipid 10% is also used to provide essential fatty acid to people who do not have enough of it. Intralipid 10% helps to prevent or reverse the signs of this deficiency (e.g., scaly skin, poor growth, poor wound healing). Intralipid 10% is available in generic form.
What Are Side Effects of Intralipid 10?
Common side effects of Intralipid 10% include:
- headache
- dizziness
- flushing
- drowsiness
- nausea
- vomiting, or
- sweating
Dosage for Intralipid 10
Intralipid 10% should be administered as a part of intravenous nutrition via peripheral vein or by central venous infusion. The dose for initial rate of infusion in adults should be 1 ml/minute for the first 15 to 30 minutes of infusion. If no untoward reactions occur, the infusion rate can be increased to 2 ml/minute.
What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Intralipid 10?
Intralipid 10% may interact with other drugs. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use.
Intralipid 10 During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
During pregnancy, Intralipid 10% should be used only if prescribed. It is unknown if Intralipid 10% passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
Additional Information
Our Intralipid 10% (10% I.V. Fat Emulsion) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
QUESTION
According to the USDA, there is no difference between a “portion” and a “serving.” See AnswerSIDE EFFECTS
THE ADVERSE REACTIONS OBSERVED CAN BE SEPARATED INTO TWO CLASSES:
- THOSE MORE FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED ARE DUE: EITHER TO CONTAMINATION OF THE INTRAVENOUS CATHETER AND RESULT IN SEPSIS, OR TO VEIN IRRITATION BY CONCURRENTLY INFUSED HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS AND MAY RESULT IN THROMBOPHLEBITIS. THESE ADVERSE REACTIONS ARE INSEPARABLE FROM THE HYPER-ALIMENTATION PROCEDURE WITH OR WITHOUT INTRALIPID® 10% (A 10% I.V. FAT EMULSION).
- LESS FREQUENT REACTIONS MORE DIRECTLY RELATED TO INTRALIPID® 10% (10% i.v fat emulsion) ARE: A) IMMEDIATE OR EARLY ADVERSE REACTIONS, EACH OF WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR IN CLINICAL TRIALS, IN AN INCIDENCE OF LESS THAN 1 %; DYSPNEA, CYANOSIS, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, HYPERLIPEMIA, HYPERCOAGULABILITY, NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE, FLUSH-ING, INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE, SWEATING, SLEEPINESS, PAIN IN THE CHEST AND BACK, SLIGHT PRESSURE OVER THE EYES, DIZZINESS, AND IRRITATION AT THE SITE OF INFUSION, AND, RARELY, THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN NEONATES; B) DELAYED ADVERSE REACTIONS SUCH AS HEPATOMEGALY, JAUNDICE DUE TO CENTRAL LOBULAR CHOLESTASIS, SPLENOMEGALY, THROMBOCYTOPENIA, LEUKOPENIA, TRANSIENT INCREASES IN LIVER FUNCTION TESTS, AND OVERLOADING SYNDROME (FOCAL SEIZURES, FEVER, LEUKOCYTOSIS, HEPATOMEGALY, SPLENOMEGALY AND SHOCK).
THE DEPOSITION OF A BROWN PIGMENTATION IN THE RETICULOEN-DOTHELIAL SYSTEM, THE SO-CALLED “INTRAVENOUS FAT PIGMENT,” HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PATIENTS INFUSED WITH INTRALIPID® 10% (10% i.v fat emulsion) . THE CAUSES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PHENOMENON ARE UNKNOWN.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Intralipid 10 (10% I.V Fat Emulsion)
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