Dicloran Injection Side Effects

If serious side effects occur, Dicloran should be withdrawn.
Central Nervous System: Occasional: Headache, dizziness, or vertigo. Rare: Drowsiness, tiredness. In isolated cases: Disturbances of sensation, paraesthesia, memory disturbance, disorientation, insomnia, irritability, convulsions, depression, anxiety, nightmares, tremor, psychotic reactions, aseptic meningitis.
Gastro-intestinal tract: Occasional: Epigastric pain, other gastro-intestinal disorders (e.g. nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, dyspepsia, flatulence, anorexia). Rare: Gastro-intestinal bleeding (haematemesis, melaena, bloody diarrhoea), gastrointestinal ulcers with or without bleeding or perforation. In isolated cases: Aphthous stomatitis, glossitis, oesophageal lesions, lower gut disorders (e.g. non-specific haemorrhagic colitis and exacerbations of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's proctocolitis, colonic damage and stricture formation), pancreatitis, constipation.
Special senses: Isolated cases: Disturbances of vision (blurred vision, diplopia), impaired hearing, tinnitus, taste disturbances.
Skin: Occasional: Rashes or skin eruptions. Rare: Urticaria. In isolated cases: Bullous eruptions, eczema, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Lyell's syndrome, (acute toxic epidermolysis), erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis), loss of hair, photosensitivity reactions, purpura including allergic purpura.
Blood: In isolated cases: Thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, agranulocytosis, haemolytic anaemia, aplastic anaemia.
Liver: Occasional: Elevation of serum aminotransferase enzymes (ALT, AST). Rare: Liver function disorders including hepatitis (in isolated cases fulminant) with or without jaundice.
Kidney: Rare: Oedema. In isolated cases: Acute renal insufficiency, urinary abnormalities (e.g. haematuria, proteinuria), interstitial nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, papillary necrosis.
Cardiovascular system: Isolated cases: Palpitations, chest pain, hypertension, congestive heart failure.
Hypersensitivity: Rare: Hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. bronchospasm, anaphylactic/anaphylactoid systemic reactions including hypotension). Isolated cases: Vasculitis, pneumonitis.
Other organ systems: Isolated cases: Impotence.
Reactions to the intramuscular injection: Occasional: Reactions such as local pain and induration. Isolated cases: Abscesses and local necrosis at the intramuscular injection site.