Doxapram

Chemical formula: C₂₄H₃₀N₂O₂ Molecular mass: 378.507 g/mol PubChem compound: 3156

Therapeutic indications

Doxapram is indicated for:

Indication

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Acute respiratory failure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Treatment 1

Contraindications

Doxapram is contraindicated in the following cases:

Contraindication

at least one of

Epilepsy
Status epilepticus
Pulmonary embolism
Asthma
Status asthmaticus
Heart failure
Dissociative convulsions
Clonic hemifacial spasm
Laryngeal spasm
Pylorospasm, not elsewhere classified
Anal spasm
Spasm of sphincter of Oddi
Cramp and spasm
Convulsions, not elsewhere classified
Febrile convulsions
Pneumothorax
Traumatic pneumothorax
Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract
Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract
Hypertension
Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Injury of cranial nerves
Intracranial injury
Crushing injury of skull
Injuries of brain and cranial nerves with injuries of nerves and spinal cord at neck level
Diffuse brain injury
Focal brain injury

Hypersensitivity to doxapram

Doxapram allergy

Severe hypertension

Hypertension

Status asthmaticus

Acute severe refractory exacerbation of asthma

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