Ethanolamine oleate
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Dosing in kidney impairment
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Preparation and administration
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Submucosal injections are not recommended as they reportedly are more likely to result in ulceration at the site of injection. To obliterate the varix, injections may be made at the time of the acute bleeding episode and then after one week, six weeks, three months, and six months, as indicated. Note: Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration before administration whenever solution and container permit.
Contraindications
Injection should not be administered to subjects with a known hypersensitivity to ethanolamine, oleic acid, or ethanolamine oleate.
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy: (Teratogenic Effects: Pregnancy Category C) Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with ETHAMOLlN Injection. It is also not known whether ETHAMOLIN Injection can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. ETHAMOLIN Injection should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
Lactation
Nursing Mothers It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when ETHAMOLlN Injection is administered to a nursing woman.
For breastfeeding, also see LactMed (National Library of Medicine), which summarizes milk levels and infant effects.
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