Indications
- Prostatectomy and bladder surgery
- Menorrhagia
- Epistaxis
- Conisation of the cervix
- Management of dental extraction in patients with coagulopathies
- Ulcerative colitis
- Haematuria
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
General fibrinolysis as in prostatic and pancreatic cancer, after thoracic and other major surgery, in obstetrical complications such as abruptio placentae and post- partum haemorrhage, in leukaemia and liver diseases and in connection with thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase.
Hereditary angioneurotic oedema.
Therapeutic Class
Pharmacology
Dosage & Administration
MENORRHAGIA: 1-1.5 gm orally three to four times daily for three to four days.
EPISTAXIS: 1.5 gm orally three times daily for four to ten days. Tranexamic Acid injection may be applied topically to the nasal mucosa of patients suffering from epistaxis. This can be done by soaking a gauze strip in the solution, and then packing the nasal cavity.
HAEMATURIA: 1-1.5 gm orally 2-3 times daily until macroscopic haematuria is no longer present.
CONISATION OF THE CERVIX: 1.5 gm orally 3 times a day for 12 to 14 days post-operatively.
DENTAL SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH COAGULOPATHIES: Immediately before surgery, 10 mg per kg body-weight should be given intravenously. After surgery, 25 mg per kg body-weight are given orally three to four times daily for six to eight days. Coagulation factor concentrate might be necessary to administrate.
GENERAL FIBRINOLYSIS: 1 gm by slow intravenous injection three to four times daily. With fibrinolysis in conjunction with diagnosed, increased intravascular coagulation i.e. defibrillation syndrome, an anticoagulant such as heparin may be given with caution.
HEREDITARY ANGIONEUROTIC OEDEMA: 1-1.5 gm orally two to three times daily as intermittent or continuous treatment depending on whether the patient has prodromal symptoms or not.
CHILDREN:
- Oral dose: 25 mg/kg 2 to 3 times daily for 7 to 10 days.
- Injection: 10 mg/kg 6 to 8 hours for 7 to 10 days
Interaction
Contraindications
- Active thromboembolic disease, such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and cerebral thrombosis
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Hypersensitivity to Tranexamic acid or any of the ingredients
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