Lonopin 40 mg Injection

What is Lonopin 40 mg injection?

Lonopin is a blood thinner that treats and prevents dangerous blood clots in your body.

Blood thinners, also known as anticoagulants, are a class of medicines that minimize the blood's clotting ability.

Lonopin 40 mg injection contains the anticoagulant Enoxaparin.

Bharat Serum and Vaccines Limited manufacture this injection.

Uses of Lonopin 40 mg injection

If blood clots separate from the wound and move through the bloodstream, they may be hazardous.

They may cause blood vessel blockages, resulting in a heart attack or stroke.

Lonopin 40 mg helps prevent the formation of dangerous clots. It contains Enoxaparin which stops the coagulation (thickening) of blood.

The Lonopin injection 40 mg helps prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), where clots develop deep in the veins, usually in the legs, and Pulmonary Embolism, where clots get into the lungs.

How Lonopin works

Enoxaparin is an anticoagulant. Anticoagulants function by slowing the clotting process in the body. They block the protein in the body that forms clots.

Lonopin, consisting of Enoxaparin, stops the formation of blood clots and prevents existing blood clots from growing larger.

Dosage

The dosage of your Lonopin shot depends on your age, weight, and medical condition

How to take the Lonopin injection 40 mg

A trained medical expert will deliver the shot of Lonopin 40 mg injection. Please do not administer it yourself.

Missed dose

Consult your doctor immediately if you forget to take a shot of the Lonopin injection 40 mg.

Overdose

An overdose of Lonopin is rare because you get the shot in a hospital. An overdose is unlikely to induce serious symptoms unless you take a Lonopin injection 40 mg for a long period. However, indigestion of this medication may be harmful, necessitating immediate medical attention.

Strengths and Substitutes of Lonopin 40 mg injection

Lonopin is also available in other strengths:

• Lonopin 20 mg injection
• Lonopin MD 300 mg injection.

Other alternatives of Lonopin, containing the same salt Enoxaparin, are:

• Evaparin injection
• Enclex 60 injection

Side effects of Lonopin injection 40 mg

Some side effects are typical and will disappear when your body adjusts to the medication. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned about your symptoms.

Common side effects of Lonopin are:

• Bleeding
• Easily bruising
• Bruising or pain in the injected area
• High platelet counts in the blood
• Decreased red blood cell count
• Pink patches on the skin
• Hives or rashes on the skin
• Itchy red skin
• Headache
• Increased liver enzymes

Interactions

Enoxaparin reacts to certain medicines, medical illnesses, and foods like any other medication.

Drug interactions

Taking a Lonopin injection 40 mg with other medicines can increase the chance of side effects like bleeding twofold. These medicines include:

• Pain killers
• Other blood thinners
• Asthma medications
• Potassium supplements

Food Interactions

Avoid consuming alcoholic beverages since Lonopin 40 mg injection may interact with them.

Disease Interaction

Lonopin 40 mg injection may interact with various disease conditions:

• Active bleeding
• Haemophilia (clotting disorder)
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Liver disease
• Subacute bacterial endocarditis (an infection that occurs in heart valves)
• Retinopathy
• Hypertension
• Thrombocytopenia (deficiency of platelets)
• Renal dysfunction
• Kidney disease
• Prematurity

Precautions

Enoxaparin may be unsafe and require medical consultation in certain circumstances. Let your doctor know if:

• You are allergic to pork or medicines like Enoxaparin and Heparin
• You are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant
• You are getting surgery (including dental)
• You have an artificial heart valve
• You have a heart infection, bleeding disorder, kidney disease, stroke, ulcers, or low platelet count
• You take other prescription or nonprescription medications

Storage

Store the medicine at room temperature in a closed space away from heat, light, or moisture. Keep out of children's reach.

Do not store expired medication. Consult a healthcare professional to dispose of any medicine you are not using.