Uses / Indications:
Midaspray 0.5mg Nasal Spray is used for anesthesia, sedation in intensive care unit (ICU) and conscious sedation during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Interactions / Warnings:
NA
Pregnancy interaction:
Midaspray 0.5mg 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 Midaspray 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 Midaspray, 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 Midaspray 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:
Midaspray 0.5mg 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 Midaspray safe? : Midaspray is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor|Is Midaspray a controlled substance? : Yes, Midaspray is a controlled substance|Is Midaspray a sedative? : Yes, Midaspray a sedative medication used before and during diagnostic or surgical procedures either in combination with or without local anesthesia|Is Midaspray an opiate? : No, Midaspray is not an opiate medication|Is Midaspray a benzodiazepine? : Yes, Midaspray belongs to benzodiazepine class of sedative medication|Is Midaspray a schedule 8 drug? : No, Midaspray belongs to schedule 4. It has low potential for abuse|Is Midaspray versed? : Versed is a brand (trade) name for Midaspray|Does Midaspray have analgesic properties? : No, Midaspray 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 Midaspray come in pill form? : No, Midaspray is not available in pill form. The preferred route of administration for Midaspray is IV or IM injections|Does Midaspray make you high/knock you out (make you sleep)? : No, Midaspray 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 Midaspray cause retrograde amnesia? : Yes, Midaspray causes retrograde amnesia (short term loss of memory)|Does Midaspray hasten death? : No, Midaspray 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 Midaspray cross the placenta? : Yes, Midaspray crosses the placenta.
