Here are some possible side effects:
- Cardiovascular
Frequency not reported: Chemical phlebitis, venospasms[Ref] chemical phlebitis -Inflammatory damage to the lining of blood vessels
venospasms- narrowing of the arteries caused by a persistent contraction of the blood vessels
- Dermatologic Frequency not reported: Extravasation tissue damage and sloughing[Ref]
Extravasation tissue damage- Extravasation occurs when a vesicant drug leaks out of the vein and into the surrounding tissue. When this happens, a person will likely experience serious tissue damage, including ulceration and tissue death, if they do not receive treatment in time.
sloughing -another term for erythroderma or when skin peels off large areas of the body
- Endocrine Frequency not reported: Transient depression of blood glucose[Ref]
Transient depression of blood glucose -diabetes - and/or growth hormone suppression can be a result
- Hepatic Frequency not reported: hepatocellular necrosis
hepatocellular necrosis - damage to liver cells - they die most frequently seen in hepatitis or alcoholics
- Local Frequency not reported: Infection at site of injection, venous thrombosis or phlebitis from site of injection extravasation[Ref]
venous thrombosis - blood clot
Metabolic Frequency not reported: Hypervolemia[Ref]
Hypervolemia- fluid overload, also called edema, most often in the feet, ankles, wrists, and face
discomfort in the body, causing cramping, headache, and stomach bloating, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, heart problems
- Other Frequency not reported: Febrile response[Ref]
Febrile response -fever
8.Respiratory Frequency not reported: Ventilatory depression, respiratory depression[Ref]
Ventilatory depression - Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them
Respiratory depression - cannot process gases and the result is more Carbon Dioxide in the body can be life threatening
As terrible as this is...phlebitis...