Clexane 40Mg 0.4Ml | Prefilled Syringe

Clexane 40Mg 0.4Ml | Prefilled Syringe

Clexane is one of the drugs available on the market that contains the active ingredient lexaparin. Clexane injection is used to prevent blood clotting in people with or at high risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Clexane 40, Clexane 60

Clexane injections are available in strengths of 40, 60 and 20 mg.

Clexane for pregnant women (subcutaneous injection for pregnant women)

Clexane can be given to pregnant women if they are prone to thromboembolism or if there is a personal history of thromboembolism during pregnancy.

How to inject Clexane

As for how to inject Clexane, it is given either intravenously or injected under the skin. When injecting Clexane for clots under the skin, the skin should be held and folded between the thumb and forefinger, making sure that the needle is fully inserted into the skin, and making sure to change the injection site each time Clexane is injected. Also, do not rub the injection site after injecting Clexane for clots.

Does Clexane cause bleeding?

Clexane injections are used to prevent clots, but this does not mean that they cause bleeding, especially when adhering to the doctor's doses.

When does the pregnant woman stop taking liquidity?

Doctors usually recommend that pregnant mothers stop taking Clexan before entering the ninth month of pregnancy, to prevent the possibility of premature labor or bleeding.

What are the uses of Clexane?

Anaxaparin is used for:

    Treating blood clots that occur in the leg veins, a condition called deep vein thrombosis.

    Treatment for blood clots that travel to the lungs, which is called a pulmonary embolism.

    Prevent these types of blood clots from occurring, especially after an individual has had general or orthopedic surgery, or if the person is bedridden due to illness.

    Prevention of vascular complications in people with certain types of angina or heart attacks.

What are the contraindications of using Clexane?

Anxaparin is contraindicated in the following cases:

    Allergy to heparin or other low molecular weight heparins.

    Bacterial infection of the heart valves and lining around the heart, a condition called bacterial endocarditis.

    The person has active bleeding, or a higher risk of uncontrolled bleeding, for example, the person has a blood-clotting disorder called hemophilia.

    Active peptic ulcer.

    Having a personal history of a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, which is called a hemorrhagic stroke.

    Decreased number of platelets in the blood.

    Liver disease.

    Severe and uncontrolled high blood pressure.

It is also not recommended to use Anaxaparin in children.

What are the precautions for using Clexane?

During treatment with lexaparin, regular blood tests should be done to monitor the numbers of blood cells called platelets in the blood. The level of potassium in the blood should also be monitored, especially if treatment continues for more than 7 days.

Anaxaparin should be used with caution in the following cases:

    Patients over the age of 80.

    Patients who are underweight or overweight.

    Renal function decline and chronic renal failure.

    decreased liver function.

    Patients who have previously had low platelet counts due to treatment with heparin or low molecular weight heparin.

    People with problems stopping bleeding.

    Having a personal history of peptic ulcer or stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain.

    Having diabetes or diabetic retinopathy.

    People who have recently had eye surgery or surgery on the brain or spinal cord.

    High level of potassium in the blood.

    Increase in blood acidity in pregnant women.