Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is an anticoagulant which prevents abnormal clotting of blood. It not only prevents the formation of harmful blood clots in the legs, lungs, and heart but also stops them from growing bigger.

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection belongs to a group of medicines called anticoagulants. It affects the blood flow in the vessels. It is effective medicine used to treat blood clots that have formed abnormally inside the blood vessels. It makes your blood flow more easily.

Uses of Heparin Injection

Prevention of Blood clots

Benefits of Heparin Injection

In Prevention of Blood clots

Formation of blood clots blocks one or more veins, usually in your legs. Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is used to prevent formation of blood clots near the surface of your skin. It dissolves the clots and also relieves pain and inflammation by increasing the blood flow. This improves the overall healing process.

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is given as an injection by the doctor and should not be self-administered. The condition usually improves on its own in some time. Additionally, the doctor might recommend applying heat to the painful area, elevating the affected leg, using an over-the-counter painkiller and possibly wearing compression stockings.

Side effects of Heparin Injection

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Heparin

Bleeding
Erythema (skin redness)

How to use Heparin Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Safety advice

Alcohol

UNSAFE

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is safe to use during breastfeeding. Human studies suggest that the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in a significant amount and is not harmful to the baby.
Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is released in small amounts in the breast milk and amounts reaching the baby are also small, which would not be expected to cause any harmful effects to the baby.

Driving

SAFE

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection is recommended.
However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

Notify your doctor if you see blood in your urine or stool or any unusual bleeding from your skin, gums or nose.
Inform your doctor if you experience rash, itching, swelling of the face, tongue, and throat while you receive this medicine.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Sulfur-Rich Glycosaminoglycan

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

BLOOD RELATED

Action Class

Unfractionated Heparin (UFH)

Patient concerns

I am not getting pregnant while dnc has done Because there was miscarriage 4 month back

Dr. Sonu Balhara Ahlawat

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Low molecular weight heparin

Why low molecular weight heparin used in pregnancy

Dr. Suman Rao

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

It's used only in high risk pregnancy and in certain condition like APLA to prevent miscarriage

PATIENT a heart attack before 2days luckily we saved him by taken him to the nearest hospital where a cardiologist has given complete first aid treatment he was under observation in icu for 2 days now shifted to general ward now the complication is he has hypertension and his platet counts is lower to 85000. Now my question is will the bypass surgery or angioplasty will help him to be normal as the platet count is low the cardiologist advises us not to undergo any operation Pls advice Thank you Khaja Your advice and help will be highly appreciated

Dr. Nabajit Talukdar

Interventional Cardiology

Angioplasty is better however need to see cause of low pkateletsWas he on heparin

(1)-My wife (eag-32) had the cortical venious thrombosis during pregnancy. She was cantinue taken (7mounth) LMWH injection (60-mg per day 2). Afterall 7 month pregnancy loss (2)after- she was taken warfarin for next 6 month. And after 1 month no medician for thrombopholia diagnosis test name and results Test no (1)torch- nigetive, (2)keriyotype- nigative(3) ANA Blot 17 antigens, serum - Nigative.(4) Factor V Leiden, Mutant detection. - Nigative.(5)Protein S Activity. - Nigative.(6)Protein C Activity & Antigen. - Nigetive.(7)Anti Thrombin lll Activity. - Nigative.(8)S. Homocysteine. - Nigative.(9)APA (Phospolipid)-IGM.- Nigative.(10)Beta-2-Glycoprotein 1- IgG/IGM. - Nigative.(11)Cardiolipin AntibodyACL- IgG/IGM. - Nigative.(12)Lupus anticoagulants (LAC) Profile. - Nigative.(1Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. - Nigative. So all test refrance renge is normal and hematologist doctors check the report and say this lady is normal but maybe Next time it could be too risk # so what we do for next pregnancy? And which tritment and therapeutic dosage. (Short note in whole thing - my wife previous 7 mounth pregnancy loss because during pregnancy blood clot (cortical venious thrombosis) may be in placenta and doctors say she is need a heparin (lmwh) injection in next pregnancy first day to nine month last day delly per day 2 but injection cost is very high and main thing is per day 2 injection is very painfull so plz suggest tritment and good doctor) I am stay in Bombay)

Dr. Jyotsna Gupta

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

as she had thrombosis in this pregnancy there is chance of recurrence so in next pregnancy she will need heparin or enoxaprin injections along with ecosprin if required, definitale the cost is high but in bulk from supplier you will get at cheaper rate.

User feedback

Patients taking Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection

Once A Day

33%

Twice A Day

28%

Once A Week

17%

Twice A Week

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Twice A Month

Once A Month

What are you using Heparin Injection for?

Unstable angi*

50%

Heart attack

50%

*Unstable angina

How much was the improvement?

Excellent

83%

Average

17%

What were the side-effects while using Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection?

No Side Effec*

100%

*No Side Effect

How do you take Heparin Injection?

With food

50%

With or witho*

50%

*With or without food

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References

Weitz JI. Blood Coagulation and Anticoagulant, Fibrinolytic, and Antiplatelet Drugs. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. pp. 853-59.
Zehnder JL. Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. pp. 591-93.
Fox KA, White HD, Gersh BJ, et al. Antithrombotic Agents: Platelete Inhibitors, Acute Anticoagulants, Fibrinolytics, and Chronic Anticoagulants. In: Opie LH, Gersh BJ, editors. Drugs for the Heart. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier Saunders; 2013. pp. 367-73.
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. pp. 652-53.
Heparin sodium. Hurley, Berkshire: Leo Laboratories Limited; 1975 [revised Sep. 2016]. [Accessed 18 Mar. 2019] (online) Available from:
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Heparin Sodium 5000IU Injection

Product introduction

Uses of Heparin Injection

Benefits of Heparin Injection

In Prevention of Blood clots

Side effects of Heparin Injection

Common side effects of Heparin

How to use Heparin Injection

Safety advice

All substitutes

Quick tips

Fact Box

Patient concerns

User feedback

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References

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