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Ornithine aspartate
Ornithine aspartate is a medicine in the class gastrointestinal tract. It is used for hepatic encephalopathy.
- Classe do medicamento: Gastrointestinal Tract
- Indicado para: hepatic encephalopathy
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Pontos-chave
- Classe do medicamento
- Gastrointestinal Tract
Para que é usado
Como funciona
L-ornithine L-aspartate supplies two amino acids that lower blood ammonia. Ornithine activates the hepatic urea cycle (carbamoyl phosphate synthetase) and is a substrate for it, increasing conversion of ammonia to urea in periportal hepatocytes.
Dose habitual em adultos (resumo da bula)
Hepatic encephalopathy (latent or manifest), oral granules: 3 to 6 g (1 to 2 sachets of 3 g) up to three times daily. Usual maximum is 18 g/day.
Gravidez e amamentação
- Gravidez
- Unknown No adequate human data. Labels (e.g. Hepa-Merz) advise avoiding it in pregnancy unless clearly necessary. Ornithine and aspartate are natural amino acids, but high doses used for liver disease have not been studied in pregnancy.
- Amamentação
- Unknown Not known if it passes into milk; no LactMed or e-lactancia record. Labels: avoid breastfeeding during treatment unless clearly necessary. Both components are natural amino acids, but high-dose effects on the infant are unstudied; avoid if possible or watch the infant.
Efeitos adversos relatados
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Flatulence
- Diarrhoea
- Limb pain
Contraindicações
- Hypersensitivity to ornithine aspartate or to any of the excipients.
- Severe renal insufficiency (serum creatinine above 3 mg/100 mL).
Quem deve ter cuidado
- With high doses, monitor serum and urine urea levels.
- Do not exceed an IV infusion rate of 5 g per hour; faster infusion increases nausea and vomiting.
- Hepatic encephalopathy may impair the ability to drive and use machines; take this into account during treatment.
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Perguntas frequentes
What is Ornithine aspartate used for?
Ornithine aspartate is a medicine in the class gastrointestinal tract. It is used for Hepatic encephalopathy.
What side effects have been reported with Ornithine aspartate?
Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Flatulence, Diarrhoea, Limb pain.
Can Ornithine aspartate be taken in pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
Pregnancy: Unknown. No adequate human data. Labels (e.g. Hepa-Merz) advise avoiding it in pregnancy unless clearly necessary. Ornithine and aspartate are natural amino acids, but high doses used for liver disease have not been studied in pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Unknown. Not known if it passes into milk; no LactMed or e-lactancia record. Labels: avoid breastfeeding during treatment unless clearly necessary. Both components are natural amino acids, but high-dose effects on the infant are unstudied; avoid if possible or watch the infant.
What does Ornithine aspartate interact with?
MediHelp does not list a checked interaction for Ornithine aspartate yet. Always tell your pharmacist about every medicine you take.
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