NDC 82605-0006-01 — Ulspira .8 mL/100L Gas, 2138 l

🆔 Identity & classification

FDA NDC (as labeled) 82605-006-01

Product NDC 82605-006

11-digit billing NDC 82605000601

RxCUI 582608

UNII 31C4KY9ESH

UPC 0082605006021, 0082605006014

Application # ANDA203144

SPL Set ID 026e4541-63fa-aebc-e063-6294a90abaea

Established class (EPC) Vasodilator

Physiologic effect Vasodilation

DEA schedule Non-controlled

Marketing category ANDA

Marketing status On market

FDA listing status Listed (active directory)

Marketing start 2023-08-04

Route RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)

Dosage form GAS

Substance NITRIC OXIDE

TE code (Orange Book) AA · RLD · RS

Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 82605-006-01 — a 5-3-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the product segment → 82605-0006-01. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.

Where does this data come from?

Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

🏷️ RxNorm drug class

This medicine belongs to the Vasodilator class.

Pharmacologic class Vasodilator

Drug family (ATC) Other respiratory system products

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Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.

🏭 Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerAirgas Therapeutics, LLC

Application holderAIRGAS THERAPEUTICS LLC

FDA applicationANDA203144 (ANDA)

Labeler code82605

First marketedAug 2023

Product typeHuman Prescription Drug

Portfolio2 products on file

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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

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999.2 mL / 100 L UNII N762921K75
A colorless, odorless gas that makes up most of the air we breathe. In medicines, it's used as a packaging gas or propellant to protect products from oxidation and maintain freshness.

1 inactive ingredient listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.

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💲 Pricing

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Price system	Per each	Per package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly	Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo	No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly	No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.

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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.

Try another pack size: 362 l

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NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

🔁 Therapeutic equivalents

Product	Labeler	Pack	NADAC/unit	TE	Status	Price vs. this
Ulspira .8 mL/100Lthis 82605-0006-01	Airgas	2138 l	—	AA	FDA listed	—

About this product: this is a generic version of the medicine. FDA equivalence ratings are shown when available, and other versions are listed above, least expensive first.

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Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

⏳ Availability & generic status

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2023

On the market since

Aug 2023

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2026

Currently FDA-listed

3 years listed

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Generic on the market

this product is a generic

✅This is a generic drug

This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.

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🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)

Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Ulspira — the ingredient across all brands.

Top reported reactions

Chest Pain1

Headache1

Pulmonary Oedema1

Vomiting1

Reporter sex

Female · 100%

Serious outcomes

Hospitalization2

Life-threatening1

Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year

Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).

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Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.

📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDC	Description	Marketing start	Status
82605-0006-01 You're viewing this	2138 L in 1 CYLINDER (82605-006-01)	2023-08-04	Active
82605-0006-02	362 L in 1 CYLINDER (82605-006-02)	2023-08-04	Active

You're viewing the largest of 2 pack sizes for this product.

Pack size FAQ

What quantity is in NDC 82605-0006-01?

NDC 82605-0006-01 contains 2138 l — 2138 l in 1 cylinder.

What is the difference between NDC 82605-0006-01 and NDC 82605-0006-02?

Both are Ulspira .8 mL/100L Gas — the drug itself is identical. NDC 82605-0006-01 is the 2138 l package, while NDC 82605-0006-02 is the 362 l package.

What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Ulspira .8 mL/100L Gas?

Bill NDC 82605-0006-01 — the 11-digit billing format is 82605000601. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.

🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage

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NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS)	— Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
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HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk	— Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD)	— Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.

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Questions about this listing

Why is there no price listed?

The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.

Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?

Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 82605-006-01, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 82605-0006-01, written without dashes as 82605000601. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.

What do the three segments of this NDC mean?

In 82605-0006-01, the first segment (82605) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Airgas Therapeutics, LLC; the middle segment (0006) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (01) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.

Is this package still being marketed?

Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Airgas Therapeutics, LLC. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.

Does this product come in other package sizes?

Yes — the FDA directory lists 1 other package presentation of this same product, including 362 l (82605-0006-02). Each has its own NDC and its own page — see the package list near the top of this page.

Who lists this product with the FDA?

Airgas Therapeutics, LLC is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.

Do I need a prescription for this product?

This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.

This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.

Where does this data come from?

Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.

📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.

🎯 Indications and Usage ⏱️ Dosage and Administration 💊 Dosage Forms and Strengths ⛔ Contraindications ⚠️ Warnings and Cautions 🤒 Adverse Reactions 🔄 Drug Interactions 👥 Use in Specific Populations 🆘 Overdosage 🧬 Clinical Pharmacology 📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling 📋 Description

🎯 Indications and Usage 95 words ▾

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ULSPIRA™ is indicated to improve oxygenation and reduce the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in term and near-term (>34 weeks gestation) neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure associated with clinical or echocardiographic evidence of pulmonary hypertension in conjunction with ventilatory support and other appropriate agents. ULSPIRA is a vasodilator indicated to improve oxygenation and reduce the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in term and near- term (>34 weeks gestation) neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure associated with clinical or echocardiographic evidence of pulmonary hypertension in conjunction with ventilatory support and other appropriate agents.

⏱️ Dosage and Administration ~1 min read ▾

2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

2.1Dosage Term and near-term neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure The recommended dose of ULSPIRA is 20 ppm. Maintain treatment up to 14 days or until the underlying oxygen desaturation has resolved and the neonate is ready to be weaned from ULSPIRA therapy. Doses greater than 20 ppm are not recommended [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] .

2.2Administration Nitric Oxide Delivery Systems ULSPIRA must be administered using a calibrated FDA-cleared Nitric Oxide Delivery System (NODS). There are various FDA-cleared NODS; refer to the NODS labeling to determine which NODS to use with this drug product and for needed information on training and technical support for users of this drug product with the NODS. Do not use ULSPIRA with Inomax DSIR Plus and DSIR Plus MRI NODS.

Do not use ULSPIRA in the MRI suite. Keep available a backup battery power supply and an independent reserve nitric oxide delivery system to address power and system failures . Monitoring Measure methemoglobin within 4-8 hours after initiation of treatment with ULSPIRA and periodically throughout treatment [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].

Monitor for PaO2 and inspired NO2 during ULSPIRA administration [see Warnings and Precautions 5.3)] . Weaning and Discontinuation Avoid abrupt discontinuation of ULSPIRA [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)]. To wean ULSPIRA, downtitrate in several steps, pausing several hours at each step to monitor for hypoxemia.

The recommended dose is 20 ppm, maintained for up to 14 days or until the underlying oxygen desaturation has resolved (2.1). Doses greater than 20 ppm are not recommended (2.1, 5.2) Administration: Avoid abrupt discontinuation (2.2, 5.1).

💊 Dosage Forms and Strengths 29 words ▾

3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS ULSPIRA (nitric oxide) gas is available in a 800 ppm concentration. ULSPIRA (nitric oxide) is a gas available in a 800 ppm concentration (3).

⛔ Contraindications 21 words ▾

4 CONTRAINDICATIONS ULSPIRA is contraindicated in neonates dependent on right-to-left shunting of blood. Neonates dependent on right-to-left shunting of blood (4).

⚠️ Warnings and Cautions ~2 min read ▾

5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

5.1Rebound Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome following Abrupt Discontinuation Wean from ULSPIRA [see Dosage and Administration (2.2)]. Abrupt discontinuation of ULSPIRA may lead to worsening oxygenation and increasing pulmonary artery pressure, i.e., Rebound Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome. Signs and symptoms of Rebound Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome include hypoxemia, systemic hypotension, bradycardia, and decreased cardiac output.

If Rebound Pulmonary Hypertension occurs, reinstate ULSPIRA therapy immediately.

5.2Hypoxemia from Methemoglobinemia Nitric oxide combines with hemoglobin to form methemoglobin, which does not transport oxygen. Methemoglobin levels increase with the dose of ULSPIRA; it can take 8 hours or more before steady-state methemoglobin levels are attained. Monitor methemoglobin and adjust the dose of ULSPIRA to optimize oxygenation.

If methemoglobin levels do not resolve with decrease in dose or discontinuation of ULSPIRA, additional therapy may be warranted to treat methemoglobinemia [see Overdosage (10)].

5.3Airway Injury from Nitrogen Dioxide Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) forms in gas mixtures containing NO and O2. Nitrogen dioxide may cause airway inflammation and damage to lung tissues. If there is an unexpected change in NO2 concentration, or if the NO2 concentration reaches 3 ppm when measured in the breathing circuit, then the delivery system should be assessed in accordance with the Nitric Oxide Delivery System O&M Manual troubleshooting section, and the NO2 analyzer should be recalibrated.

The dose of ULSPIRA and/or FiO2 should be adjusted as appropriate.

5.4Worsening Heart Failure Patients with left ventricular dysfunction treated with ULSPIRA may experience pulmonary edema, increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, worsening of left ventricular dysfunction, systemic hypotension, bradycardia and cardiac arrest. Discontinue ULSPIRA gas while providing symptomatic care. Rebound: Abrupt discontinuation of ULSPIRA may lead to worsening oxygenation and increasing pulmonary artery pressure (5.1).

Methemoglobinemia: Methemoglobin increases with the dose of nitric oxide; following discontinuation or reduction of nitric oxide, methemoglobin levels return to baseline over a period of hours (5.2). Elevated NO 2 Levels: Monitor NO 2 levels (5.3). Heart Failure: In patients with pre-existing left ventricular dysfunction, ULSPIRA may increase pulmonary capillary wedge pressure leading to pulmonary edema (5.4).

🤒 Adverse Reactions ~2 min read ▾

6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following adverse reactions are discussed elsewhere in the label; Hypoxemia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Worsening Heart Failure [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]

6.1Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The adverse reaction information from the clinical studies does, however, provide a basis for identifying the adverse events that appear to be related to drug use and for approximating rates. Controlled studies have included 325 patients on nitric oxide doses of 5 to 80 ppm and 251 patients on placebo.

Total mortality in the pooled trials was 11% on placebo and 9% on nitric oxide, a result adequate to exclude nitric oxide mortality being more than 40% worse than placebo. In both the NINOS and CINRGI studies, the duration of hospitalization was similar in nitric oxide and placebo-treated groups. From all controlled studies, at least 6 months of follow-up is available for 278 patients who received nitric oxide and 212 patients who received placebo.

Among these patients, there was no evidence of an adverse effect of treatment on the need for rehospitalization, special medical services, pulmonary disease, or neurological sequelae. In the NINOS study, treatment groups were similar with respect to the incidence and severity of intracranial hemorrhage, Grade IV hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, cerebral infarction, seizures requiring anticonvulsant therapy, pulmonary hemorrhage, or gastrointestinal hemorrhage. In CINRGI, the only adverse reaction (>2% higher incidence on nitric oxide than on placebo) was hypotension (14% vs.

11%).

6.2Post-Marketing Experience Post marketing reports of accidental exposure to nitric oxide for inhalation in hospital staff has been associated with chest discomfort, dizziness, dry throat, dyspnea, and headache. The most common adverse reaction is hypotension. (6). To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Airgas Therapeutics at 1-833-ULSPIRA (857-7472) and http://www.ulspira.com/ or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

🔄 Drug Interactions 38 words ▾

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS

7.1Nitric Oxide Donor Agents Nitric oxide donor agents such as prilocaine, sodium nitroprusside and nitroglycerine may increase the risk of developing methemoglobinemia. Nitric oxide donor compounds may increase the risk of developing methemoglobinemia (7).

👥 Use in Specific Populations 88 words ▾

8 USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS

8.4Pediatric Use The safety and efficacy of nitric oxide for inhalation has been demonstrated in term and near- term neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure associated with evidence of pulmonary hypertension [see Clinical Studies (14.1)]. Additional studies conducted in premature neonates for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia have not demonstrated substantial evidence of efficacy [see Clinical Studies (14.3)]. No information about its effectiveness in other age populations is available.

8.5Geriatric Use Nitric oxide is not indicated for use in the adult population.

🆘 Overdosage 88 words ▾

10 OVERDOSAGE Overdosage with nitric oxide is manifest by elevations in methemoglobin and pulmonary toxicities associated with inspired NO2. Elevated NO2 may cause acute lung injury. Elevations in methemoglobin reduce the oxygen delivery capacity of the circulation.

In clinical studies, NO2 levels >3 ppm or methemoglobin levels >7% were treated by reducing the dose of, or discontinuing, nitric oxide. Methemoglobinemia that does not resolve after reduction or discontinuation of therapy can be treated with intravenous vitamin C, intravenous methylene blue, or blood transfusion, based upon the clinical situation.

🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ~2 min read ▾

12 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

12.1Mechanism of Action Nitric oxide relaxes vascular smooth muscle by binding to the heme moiety of cytosolic guanylate cyclase, activating guanylate cyclase and increasing intracellular levels of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate, which then leads to vasodilation. When inhaled, nitric oxide selectively dilates the pulmonary vasculature, and because of efficient scavenging by hemoglobin, has minimal effect on the systemic vasculature. Nitric oxide appears to increase the partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) by dilating pulmonary vessels in better ventilated areas of the lung, redistributing pulmonary blood flow away from lung regions with low ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) ratios toward regions with normal ratios.

12.2Pharmacodynamics Effects on Pulmonary Vascular Tone in PPHN Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) occurs as a primary developmental defect or as a condition secondary to other diseases such as meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), pneumonia, sepsis, hyaline membrane disease, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and pulmonary hypoplasia. In these states, pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is high, which results in hypoxemia secondary to right-to-left shunting of blood through the patent ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale.

In neonates with PPHN, nitric oxide improves oxygenation (as indicated by significant increases in PaO2).

12.3Pharmacokinetics The pharmacokinetics of nitric oxide has been studied in adults. Absorption and Distribution Nitric oxide is absorbed systemically after inhalation. Most of it traverses the pulmonary capillary bed where it combines with hemoglobin that is 60% to 100% oxygen-saturated.

At this level of oxygen saturation, nitric oxide combines predominantly with oxyhemoglobin to produce methemoglobin and nitrate. At low oxygen saturation, nitric oxide can combine with deoxyhemoglobin to transiently form nitrosylhemoglobin, which is converted to nitrogen oxides and methemoglobin upon exposure to oxygen. Within the pulmonary system, nitric oxide can combine with oxygen and water to produce nitrogen dioxide and nitrite, respectively, which interact with oxyhemoglobin to produce methemoglobin and nitrate.

Thus, the end products of nitric oxide that enter the systemic circulation are predominantly methemoglobin and nitrate. Metabolism Methemoglobin disposition has been investigated as a function of time and nitric oxide exposure concentration in neonates with respiratory failure. The methemoglobin (MetHb) concentration- time profiles during the first 12 hours of exposure to 0, 5, 20, and 80 ppm nitric oxide are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Methemoglobin Concentration-Time Profiles Neonates Inhaling 0, 5, 20 or 80 ppm Nitric Oxide Methemoglobin concentrations increased during the first 8 hours of nitric oxide exposure. The mean methemoglobin level remained below 1% in the placebo group and in the 5 ppm and 20 ppm nitric oxide groups, but reached approximately 5% in the 80 ppm nitric oxide group. Methemoglobin levels >7% were attained only in patients receiving 80 ppm, where they comprised 35% of the group.

The average time to reach peak methemoglobin was 10 ± 9 (SD) hours (median, 8 hours) in these 13 patients, but one patient did not exceed 7% until 40 hours. Elimination Nitrate has been identified as the predominant nitric oxide metabolite excreted in the urine, accounting for >70% of the nitric oxide dose inhaled. Nitrate is cleared from the plasma by the kidney at rates approaching the rate of glomerular filtration. figure1

📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling 76 words ▾

16 HOW SUPPLIED/STORAGE AND HANDLING Size D Portable aluminum cylinders containing 362 liters at STP of nitric oxide gas in 800 ppm concentration in nitrogen (delivered volume 350 liters) (NDC 82605-006-02) Size 88 Aluminum cylinders containing 2138 liters at STP of nitric oxide gas in 800 ppm concentration in nitrogen (delivered volume 2083 liters) (NDC 82605-006-01) Distributed by Airgas Therapeutics LLC Radnor, PA 19087 USA AirGas Therapeutics an Air Liquide company © 2023 Airgas ULSPI 01

📋 Description 72 words ▾

11 DESCRIPTION ULSPIRA (nitric oxide gas) is a drug administered by inhalation. Nitric oxide, the active substance in ULSPIRA, is a pulmonary vasodilator. ULSPIRA is a gaseous blend of nitric oxide and nitrogen (0.08% and 99.92%, respectively for 800 ppm). ULSPIRA is supplied in aluminum cylinders as a compressed gas under high pressure (2000 pounds per square inch gauge [psig]). The structural formula of nitric oxide (NO) is shown below: NO pic

Glossary — plain-language definitions of medical terms used in this label:

contraindicated: Should not be used in that situation, because the risk is considered too high.

Absorption: How a medicine moves from where it is taken, such as the stomach or gut, into the bloodstream.

adverse reaction: An unwanted or harmful effect that a medicine causes in the body.

Adverse Reactions: Unwanted or harmful effects that people experienced while taking a medicine, listed on its official label.

baseline: A person's starting condition, measured before treatment begins, used to see how much they change later on.

bradycardia: A slower-than-normal heart rate, usually under 60 beats per minute.

cardiac arrest: A sudden stop of the heart's pumping that cuts off blood flow to the body, which is a medical emergency.

Clinical Pharmacology: The label section explaining how a medicine works in the body and how the body processes it.

Clinical Studies: The label section summarizing the research trials used to show that a medicine works and is acceptably safe.

Contraindications: A list of situations or health conditions in which a medicine should not be used because the chance of harm is too high.

Distribution: How a medicine spreads from the blood into the body's tissues and organs after it is absorbed.

Dosage and Administration: The label section explaining how much of a medicine to use and how to take or give it.

Drug Interactions: The label section listing other medicines, foods, or substances that can change how a medicine works or raise the chance of side effects.

dyspnea: The medical word for shortness of breath, or the feeling that you cannot get enough air.

edema: Swelling caused by extra fluid trapped in the body's tissues.

efficacy: How well a treatment works under the controlled conditions of a clinical study.

Elimination: The overall removal of a medicine from the body by breaking it down and passing it out.

heart failure: A condition in which the heart cannot pump blood as well as it should, causing tiredness, breathlessness, and swelling.

hemoglobin: The iron-containing protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.

hemorrhage: Bleeding, especially heavy or uncontrolled bleeding, either inside the body or from an outside wound.

How Supplied/Storage and Handling: The label section describing the forms and strengths a medicine comes in and how to store it properly.

hypertension: Blood pressure that stays higher than normal, commonly called high blood pressure.

hypotension: Blood pressure that is lower than normal, which can cause dizziness or fainting.

hypoxemia: A lower-than-normal level of oxygen in the blood.

incidence: How often a new event, such as a side effect, happens in a group of people over a set period of time.

Indications and Usage: The label section stating which medical conditions the FDA has officially approved the medicine to treat, prevent, or manage.

inhalation: Breathed in through the mouth or nose so the medicine reaches the lungs or airways.

intravenous: Given directly into a vein through a needle or thin tube; often written as IV.

Mechanism of Action: How a medicine produces its effect in the body, described at the level of cells or body chemistry.

Metabolism: How the body chemically changes a medicine, usually in the liver, into other substances.

metabolite: A new substance formed when the body breaks a medicine down.

methemoglobinemia: A condition where the blood carries less oxygen than normal because of a change in its oxygen-carrying protein.

NDC: A unique number that identifies a specific medicine, its maker, strength, and package size.

Overdosage: The label section describing what can happen if too much of a medicine is taken and how it may be treated.

oxygen saturation: A measurement, shown as a percentage, of how much oxygen the red blood cells are carrying.

Pharmacokinetics: The study of how the body takes in a medicine, spreads it around, breaks it down, and removes it over time.

placebo: An inactive treatment with no real medicine in it, such as a sugar pill, used for comparison in a study.

pulmonary edema: A buildup of fluid in the lungs' air sacs that makes it hard to breathe.

pulmonary hypertension: High blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs.

rebound: The return of symptoms, sometimes worse than before, after a medicine that was controlling them is stopped.

respiratory failure: A serious condition in which the lungs cannot get enough oxygen into the blood or remove enough carbon dioxide.

sepsis: A serious, body-wide reaction to an infection in which the body's own response can start to injure its tissues and organs.

systemic circulation: The main bloodstream that carries a medicine throughout the whole body.

Use in Specific Populations: The label section describing how a medicine affects particular groups, such as pregnant people, children, or older adults.

vasodilation: Widening of blood vessels, which lets more blood flow through and can lower blood pressure.

Warnings and Precautions: The label section describing serious risks to know about and safety steps to follow while using a medicine.

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗

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