ImiCila

ImiCila Side Effects

imipenem + cilastatin

Manufacturer:

ACS Dobfar

Distributor:

Maxxcare

Marketer:

Mega Lifesciences
Full Prescribing Info
Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following side-effects occur rarely, however if they do occur, while receiving or after receiving ImiCila, the medicine must be stopped and the doctor contacted immediately.
Allergic reactions including rash, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat (with difficulty in breathing or swallowing), and/or low blood pressure.
Skin peeling (toxic epidermal necrolysis).
Severe skin reactions (Stevens- Johnson syndrome and erythema multiforme).
Severe skin rash with loss of skin and hair (exfoliative dermatitis).
Other possible side effects: Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Nausea and vomiting appear to occur more frequently in patients with low number of white blood cells.
Swelling and redness along a vein which is extremely tender when touched.
Rash.
Abnormal liver function detected by blood tests.
Increase in some white blood cells.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Local skin redness.
Local pain and formation of a firm lump at the injection site.
Skin itchiness.
Hives.
Fever.
Blood disorders affecting the cell components of the blood and usually detected by blood tests (symptoms may be tiredness, paleness of skin, and prolonged bruising after injury).
Abnormal kidney, liver and blood function detected by blood tests.
Tremors and uncontrolled twitching or muscles.
Seizures (fits).
Psychic disturbances (such as mood swings and impaired judgment).
Seeing, hearing or feeling something that is not there (hallucinations).
Confusion.
Dizziness, sleepiness.
Low blood pressure.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people): Fungal infection (candidiasis).
Staining of the teeth and / or tongue.
Inflammation of the colon with severe diarrhea.
Disturbances in taste.
Inability of the kidney to perform normal function.
Changes in the amount of urine, changes in urine colour.
Disease of the brain, tingling sensation (pins and needles), localized tremor.
Hearing loss.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people): Severe loss of liver function due to inflammation (fulminant hepatitis).
Inflammation of stomach or intestine (gastro-enteritis).
Inflammation of intestine with bloody diarrhea (haemorrhagic colitis).
Red swollen tongue, overgrowth of the normal projections on the tongue giving it a hairy appearances, heartburn, sore throat, increase in the production of saliva.
Stomach pain.
A spinning sensation (vertigo), headache.
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
Pain in several joints, weakness.
Irregular heartbeat, the heart beating forcefully or rapidly.
Chest discomfort, difficulty breathing, abnormally fast and superficial breathing, pain in the upper spine.
Flushing, bluish discoloration of the face and lips, skin texture changes, excessive sweating.
Itching of the vulva in women.
Changes in the amounts of blood cells.
Worsening of a rare disease associated with muscle weakness (aggravation of myasthenia gravis).
If any of the side effect gets serious, or if the patient notices any side effects not listed in this monograph, tell the doctor or pharmacist.
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