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Treats or prevents blood clots.
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Innohep |
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Missed Dose |
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Tinzaparin
Innohep
Uses
Treats or prevents blood clots.
Storage
- If you store this medicine at home, keep it at room temperature, away from heat and direct light.
Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through.
- Keep this container away from children and pets.
Keep all medicine away from children.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Injectable.
Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given.
- This medicine is given as a shot under your skin, usually around your abdomen.
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.
- It may also be given by a home health caregiver.
You may be taught how to give your medicine at home.
- Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
You will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given.
- Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot.
- Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas.
Use a new needle and syringe each time you inject your medicine.
Never share your medicine with anyone.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in face or hands, swelling or tingling in the mouth or throat, tightness in chest, trouble breathing
Bloody or black, tarry stools
Lightheadedness or fainting
Painful or prolonged erection of the penis
Sudden back pain, weakness, numbness in the legs or lower body
Sudden or severe pain
Unusual bleeding or bruising
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to tinzaparin, heparin, sulfites, benzyl alcohol, or pork, or if you currently have major bleeding or have ever had bleeding problems caused by heparin.
Missed Dose
- Call your doctor, pharmacist, or home health caregiver for instructions.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have bleeding problems, kidney disease, liver disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, ulcer, diabetes-related eye disease, or a history of stroke or spinal injury, or if you have recently had brain, spine, or eye surgery.
There are additional risks when using this medicine if you have a catheter inserted in your back.
- A catheter is a tube for delivering pain medicine or anesthesia (sometimes called an "epidural").
- Discuss this with your doctor.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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