CLEXANE 20MG 2 SYRINGE

Enoxaparin sodium Pre-filled syringe  

What Enoxaparin is and what it is used for:

Enoxaparin sodium is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).

Enoxaparin works in two ways.

• Stopping existing blood clots from getting any bigger. This helps your body to break them down and stops     them from causing you harm
• Stopping blood clots from forming in your blood.

Enoxaparin can be used to:

• Treat blood clots that are in your blood.
• Stop blood clots from forming in your blood in the following situations:
• Before and after an operation
• When you have an acute illness and face period of limited mobility
• When you have unstable angina (a condition when not enough blood gets to your heart)
•  After a heart attack
• Stop blood clots forming in the tubes of your dialysis machine (used for people with severe kidney problems).

What you need to know before you use Enoxaparin:

Do not use Enoxaparin:

• If you are allergic to enoxaparin sodium or any of the other ingredients of this medicine 
• If you are allergic to heparin or other low molecular weight heparins such as nadroparin, tinzaparin or dalteparin.
• If you have had a reaction to heparin that caused a severe drop in the number of your clotting cells (platelets) - this reaction is called heparin-induced thrombocytopenia - within the last 100 days or
• if you have antibodies against enoxaparin in your blood.
• If you are bleeding heavily or have a condition with a high risk of bleeding (such as stomach ulcer, recent surgery of the brain or eyes), including recent bleeding stroke.
• If you are using Enoxaparin to treat blood clots in your body and going to receive spinal or epidural anaesthesia or lumbar puncture within 24 hours.

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Enoxaparin if:

• you have ever had a reaction to heparin that caused a severe drop in the number of your platelets
• you are going to receive spinal or epidural anesthesia or lumbar puncture
• you have had a heart valve fitted
• you have endocarditis (an infection of the inner lining of the heart)
• you have history of gastric ulcer
• you have had a recent stroke
• you have high blood pressure
• you have diabetes or problems with blood vessels in the eye caused by diabetes (called diabetic retinopathy)
• you have had an operation recently on your eyes or brain
• you are elderly (over 65 years old) and especially if you are over 75 years old
• you have kidney problems
• you have liver problems
• you are underweight or overweight
• you have high level of potassium in your blood (this may be checked with a blood test)
• you are currently using medicines which affect bleeding.