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LEVOPHED®(norepinephrine bitartrate injection, USP)

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

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1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE

LEVOPHED is indicated to raise blood pressure in adult patients with severe, acute hypotension.

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2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

2.1 Important Dosage and Administration Instructions

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3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS

Injection: 4 mg/4 mL (1 mg/mL norepinephrine base) sterile, colorless solution in a single-dose amber glass vial.

Injection: 4 mg/4 mL (1 mg/mL norepinephrine base) sterile, colorless...

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4 CONTRAINDICATIONS

None.

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5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

5.1 Tissue Ischemia

Administration of LEVOPHED to patients who are hypotensive from hypovolemia can result in severe peripheral and...

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7 DRUG INTERACTIONS

7.1 MAO-Inhibiting Drugs

Co-administration of LEVOPHED with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors or other drugs with MAO-inhibiting properties (e.g...

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8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

8.1 Pregnancy

Risk Summary

Limited published data...

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10 OVERDOSAGE

Overdosage with LEVOPHED may result in headache, severe hypertension, reflex bradycardia, marked increase in peripheral resistance, and decreased cardiac output.

In case of overdosage, discontinue...

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11 DESCRIPTION

Norepinephrine (sometimes referred to as l-arterenol/Levarterenol or l-norepinephrine) is a sympathomimetic amine which differs from epinephrine by the absence of a methyl group on the nitrogen atom.

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12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

12.1 Mechanism of Action

Norepinephrine is a peripheral vasoconstrictor (alpha-adrenergic action) and an inotropic stimulator of the heart...

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13 NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

13.1 Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility

Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, and fertility studies have not been performed.

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16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING

LEVOPHED (norepinephrine bitartrate) injection, USP, is a sterile, colorless solution for injection intended for intravenous use. It contains the equivalent of 1 mg of norepinephrine base...

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17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

Risk of Tissue Damage

Advise the patient, family, or caregiver to report signs of extravasation urgently...

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This product's labeling may have been updated. For the most recent prescribing information, please visit www.pfizer.com.

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