- Why did doctors prescribe this medication?
- How should Phytonadione be used?
- What special dietary plans should I follow?
- What side effects can phytonadione cause?
- What special precautions could I take?
- What are other uses of phytonadione?
- What can I know about the storage and disposal of this medication?
- What should I do if I forget a dose?
- What other information should I know?
Why did doctors prescribe this medication?
Phytonadione is used for the treatment or prevention of bleeding in people with blood clotting problems. It is also known by another name Vitamin K. After an injury or an accidental cut, It helps our blood to stop bleeding or thicken. To prevent and treat unusual bleeding, it also helps you by increasing the body’s production of blood clotting factors. Phytonadione comes under the class of medications known as vitamins. In the body, our blood needs vitamin K to clot normally in the body, it works by providing this to our body.
How should Phytonadione be used?
Phytonadione is available in the form of a tablet to take by mouth. It is always taken when your healthcare professionals tell you. Ensure to follow the directions exactly on your prescription label carefully because the length and dosage of treatment depend on your medical condition and response to treatment.
Don’t ever try to take less or more of this medication than prescribed by your doctor or pharmacists. If you don’t understand any of the parts then ask your health care provider to explain all the things again. With phytonadione, your healthcare professionals can also prescribe another medication such as bile salts to take.
When you’ll use the rapidly-dissolving tablets, you have to put the tablets under your tongue to dissolve them. After that, with or without water you can swallow them. When you’ll use any drug or medicine for blood thinner, it can affect the warfarin for up to 2 weeks.
What special dietary plans should I follow?
Always follow your dietary recommendations and exercise plan made by your health care professional. Ask your doctor for instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity, and don’t try to do changes in your normal diet such as green leafy vegetables, liver, broccoli, when you are using the phytonadione medication. If your doctor didn’t give you any instructions, you can continue your normal diet.
What side effects can phytonadione cause?
Phytonadione is a medication that can be used only for serious side effects. That’s why this medication can only be used by people who have some serious side effects. Without your healthcare professionals don’t try to use this medication and they will suggest phytonadione by judging the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects.
And it may result in some serious side effects when you’re using this medication for prolonged or repeated long periods. So, don’t try to use it for a longer time period than prescribed. When you notice or feel any worsening symptoms then tell your healthcare professionals.
Some serious side effects of phytonadione:
If you experience any of these serious side effects or symptoms while you are using the albuterol and ipratropium oral inhalation medication and do not go away or are getting worse, then stop taking or using this product and call your healthcare professionals immediately:
- You’ll face unusual bruising or bleeding.
- You’ll feel severe dizziness.
- You’ll feel trouble breathing.
- You’ll feel a rash, itching, or swelling on your face, tongue, or throat.
This is not the complete list of all symptoms and side effects of this medication, In case, if you are facing any unusual problems then immediately contact your health care professionals. Because phytonadione can cause some other side effects also.
If you are in the United States and you are facing these serious side effects or someone near you then you can contact the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or call at 1-888-463-6332 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
What special precautions could I take?
If you have experienced or faced any of the problems mentioned above then contact your health care professionals immediately. Follow all the mentioned precautions carefully, these are all precautions that you can take while using this product.
You should have followed this special precaution before using phytonadione:
- If you are allergic to phytonadione, any other medications then tell your doctor and pharmacist and ask them for all ingredients of this medication by which you are allergic.
- When you are using this medication don’t try to use any other medication of the blood thinner or anticoagulants (‘blood thinners’) such as warfarin (Coumadin).
- If you have or have ever had liver disease then tell your doctor and pharmacist.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant. If you become pregnant and you want to take this drug then tell your doctor and pharmacist immediately.
- When you want to use other medication at the time you were using phytonadione, make a gap at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after this medication.
- If you are taking some vitamins, nutritional supplements, prescription, and non-prescription medication or drugs and any other drug or medicine, and herbal products, or planning to take them while using this medication then tell your doctor and pharmacist.
What are other uses of phytonadione?
Your health care professional can also prescribe this medication for other uses and you can ask them for more information or other uses of phytonadione.
What can I know about the storage and disposal of this medication?
Store this medication at room temperature and keep them away from light or excessive heat and moisture. And put them away from the reach of the pets and children, we suggest you put that medicine in a tightly closed container in which they came.
You should have disposed of all the medication that is unneeded in a special way to ensure that children, pets, and other people can’t consume them. You can not flush them or pour them into the drain. You can return them to the pharmacist or the best way is that you can take back the program for returning your medicines.
What should I do if I forget a dose?
If you forgot to take this medication and if it is near the time of your next dose then we suggest you please skip that dose and take it at the next dose at the regular time. Don’t take the dose at irregular times. It makes your dose double.
What other information should I know?
If you are taking any prescription and non-prescription medication or drugs, while you are using this medication, it is very important to tell your healthcare professionals about this. To make it easy and unforgettable, you can create a list of all prescription and non-prescription medications or drugs and any other drug or medicine you are taking. You can show that list to your healthcare professionals or pharmacists at the time of visit or meeting them. It would help you in case of emergencies. It would help you in case of emergencies.
At the time of meeting your healthcare professionals, don’t forget to carry the laboratory report. And the most important thing is to never miss your doctor and laboratory appointments because your healthcare professionals will check the response of this medicine then he/she will tell you the update or other pieces of information. So, keep all your appointments with your doctor, pharmacist, and the laboratory. And before having any laboratory test, if you are already taking this product then tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel. Talk to your healthcare professionals if you feel your health condition is getting worse or your dose may need to be adjusted.
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