Acton 60IU Injection
Acton 60IU Injection is given as an injection into the skin or muscles under the supervision of a doctor. It should be taken as your doctor’s advice. The dose and how often you take it depends on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.
Acton 60IU Injection
Basic Information
Important information about this medicine
About This Medicine
General information about this product
Acton 60IU Injection is an adrenocorticotropic hormone analogue. It is used in the treatment of infantile spasms.
Acton 60IU Injection is given as an injection into the skin or muscles under the supervision of a doctor. It should be taken as your doctor’s advice. The dose and how often you take it depends on what you are taking it for. Your doctor will decide how much you need to improve your symptoms. You should take this medicine for as long as it is prescribed for you.
The most common side effects of this medicine include fluid retention, increased appetite, glucose intolerance, and high blood pressure. If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them.
Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had high blood pressure, or heart problems or had liver or kidney disease. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
03Uses
Infantile spasms
04How To Use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
05How It Works
Corticotropin is an adrenocorticotropic hormone analogue. It works by stimulating cortex of the adrenal gland to produce more adrenocortical hormones like corticosteroids and glucocorticoids which have anti-inflammatory and other regulatory activities in body..
06Benefits
In Infantile spasms
Infantile spasms or seizures (fits), occur in babies, that make muscles in the arms and legs stiff and bend the baby’s head forward. Babies may also have slow development or loss of skills (like babbling, sitting, or crawling) if these spasms are left untreated. Acton 60IU Injection helps stimulate release of those hormones in babies, that help to treat infantile spasms and also prevents its associated complications. It is given as an injection by a doctor or nurse. Follow your doctor’s instuctions carefully.
07Side Effects
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Behavioural changes
Mood changes
High blood pressure
Weight gain
Glucose intolerance
Increased appetite
Edema (swelling)
08Safety Information
Alcohol:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Acton 60IU Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Acton 60IU Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding:SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Acton 60IU Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Driving:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether Acton 60IU Injection alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Kidney:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Acton 60IU Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Acton 60IU Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
09Drug Tips
Acton 60IU Injection is used in the treatment of infantile spasms (seizures) in babies and children.
Inform your doctor if your child is allergic to any kind of food, dyes, preservatives, etc.
If your child is taking any other medicines, give complete details to the doctor.
Inform your child’s doctor if he/she has medical problems like congenital (inborn) infections or congestive heart failure.
Acton 60IU Injection is given as a shot under the skin or into one of the muscles by a healthcare professional.
It is very important that your doctor check your child’s progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly.
This medicine may increase the risk of developing infections. Check with your child’s doctor immediately if you think he/she gets a fever or chills, cough or hoarseness, or painful or difficult urination.
This medicine may cause changes in mood and behavior. Check with your doctor if your child has trouble sleeping, feeling depressed or irritable, mood swings, or other changes in behavior.
References
Sources and references
Schimmer BP, Funder JW. ACTH, Adrenal Steroids, and Pharmacology of the Adrenal Cortex. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. pp. 1210-15.
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. p. 326.
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