Uses / Indications:
Midacip Nasal Spray is used for anesthesia, sedation in intensive care unit (ICU) and conscious sedation during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Pregnancy interaction:
Midacip Nasal Spray is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
Expert advice:
If you are taking Midacip for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety, it should not be used more than 4 weeks. It may become less effective over the time. It causes sleepiness or drowsiness. If this happens to you, do not drive or use machinery. Avoid consuming alcohol when taking the Midacip, as it may cause excessive sleepiness or drowsiness. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding. Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney or liver problems. The addiction / habit-forming potential of Midacip is very high.
Side Effects:
Sleepiness, Agitation, Headache, Nausea, Vomiting, Injection site pain, Memory impairment, Decreased blood pressure, Hiccup.
How to use:
Use this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Insert the bottle tip into one nostril and close the other nostril. Direct the spray away from the cartilage diving the two sides of your nose and toward the sides of your nostril. As you spray, breath gently and keep the head upright. Repeat in the other nostril.
How it works:
Midacip Nasal Spray is a benzodiazepine. It works by increasing the action of GABA, a chemical messenger which suppresses the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in the brain.
Faq for medicine:
Is Midacip safe? : Midacip is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor|Is Midacip a controlled substance? : Yes, Midacip is a controlled substance|Is Midacip a sedative? : Yes, Midacip a sedative medication used before and during diagnostic or surgical procedures either in combination with or without local anesthesia|Is Midacip an opiate? : No, Midacip is not an opiate medication|Is Midacip a benzodiazepine? : Yes, Midacip belongs to benzodiazepine class of sedative medication|Is Midacip a schedule 8 drug? : No, Midacip belongs to schedule 4. It has low potential for abuse|Is Midacip versed? : Versed is a brand (trade) name for Midacip|Does Midacip have analgesic properties? : No, Midacip does not have any analgesic properties. It is used as a central nervous system depressant that slows brain activity, causes relaxation and induces sleep (anesthetic)|Does Midacip come in pill form? : No, Midacip is not available in pill form. The preferred route of administration for Midacip is IV or IM injections|Does Midacip make you high/knock you out (make you sleep)? : No, Midacip does not make you high; it makes you sleepy as it is a central nervous system depressant that slows brain activity, causes relaxation and induces sleep|Does Midacip cause retrograde amnesia? : Yes, Midacip causes retrograde amnesia (short term loss of memory)|Does Midacip hasten death? : No, Midacip does not hasten death. Although it may be used to induce sleep and relive anxiety in terminally-ill patients not responding to other relevant medications|Does Midacip cross the placenta? : Yes, Midacip crosses the placenta.
Medicine interaction:
Not Available
