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Precedex (Dexmedetomidine) - Hyperthermia - Suspected Cause - Side Effect Reports

 
 



Index of reports > Cases with Hyperthermia (3)

Below is the selection of side effect reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Precedex (Dexmedetomidine) where reactions include hyperthermia. The selected reports were submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year.

Possible Precedex side effects in male

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from Japan on 2012-03-20

Patient: male, weighing 48.0 kg (105.6 pounds)

Reactions: Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increased, Hyperthermia, Peripheral Circulatory Failure, Musculoskeletal Stiffness, Acidosis

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Sevoflurane
    Dosage: 1-3% x 1
    Indication: General Anaesthesia
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-16

Precedex
    Dosage: infusion
    Indication: Sedation
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-17

Other drugs received by patient: Dopamine HCL; Diazepam; Dobutamine HCL; Fentanyl; Rocuronium Bromide



Possible Precedex side effects in male

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from Japan on 2012-02-29

Patient: male, weighing 48.0 kg (105.6 pounds)

Reactions: Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increased, Hyperthermia, Peripheral Circulatory Failure, Musculoskeletal Stiffness, Acidosis

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Precedex
    Dosage: 0.3-0.4 microg/kg/hr x 1, drip infusion
    Indication: Sedation
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-17

Sevoflurane
    Dosage: 1-3% x 1
    Indication: General Anaesthesia
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-16

Other drugs received by patient: Dobutamine HCL; Diazepam; Fentanyl; Dopamine HCL; Rocuronium Bromide



Possible Precedex side effects in male

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from Japan on 2012-02-20

Patient: male, weighing 48.0 kg (105.6 pounds)

Reactions: Hyperthermia, Musculoskeletal Stiffness

Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Sevoflurane
    Dosage: 1-3% x 1
    Indication: General Anaesthesia
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-16

Precedex
    Dosage: 0.3-0.4 microg/kg/hr x 1, drip infusion
    Indication: Sedation
    Start date: 2012-01-16
    End date: 2012-01-17

Other drugs received by patient: Dobutamine Hydrochloride; Dopamine HCL; Fentanyl

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