Alfentanil

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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MedDRA Preferred Term Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Anaphylactic shock def Anaphylactic shock def postmarketing x x
Bronchospasm def Bronchospasm def postmarketing x x
Cardiac arrest def Cardiac arrest def postmarketing x
Hypersensitivity def Hypersensitivity def postmarketing x
Pruritus def Pruritus def postmarketing x x
Urticaria def Urticaria def postmarketing x x
Respiratory depression Respiratory depression postmarketing x x
Pulmonary function test decreased Respiratory depression postmarketing x x
Apnoea def Apnoea def x x
Arrhythmia def Arrhythmia def x
Confusional state def Confusional state def x
Feeling abnormal Confusional state def x
Dizziness def Dizziness def x x
Somnolence def Drowsiness def x x
Somnolence def x
Headache def Headache def x
Hypercapnia def Hypercapnia def x
Carbon dioxide increased Hypercapnia def x
Hypertension def Hypertension def x x
Hypotension def Hypotension def x x
Laryngospasm def Laryngospasm def x x
Hypotonia def Hypotonia def x
Muscle relaxant therapy Hypotonia def x
Muscle rigidity def Muscle rigidity def x x
Nausea def Nausea def x x
Pain def Pain def x
Chills def Shivering def x
Tachycardia def Tachycardia def x x
Vomiting def Vomiting def x x
Agitation def Agitation def x
Respiratory rate decreased def Respiratory rate decreased def x
Euphoric mood def Euphoric mood def x
Hypoxia def Hypoxia def x
Vision blurred def Vision blurred def x
Bradycardia def Bradycardia def x x
Sedation Sedation x
Indication Labels
Mycobacterium avium complex infection def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: N01AH02

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. ALFENTANIL (ALFENTANIL HYDROCHLORIDE) / ALFENTANIL INJECTION USP : 19 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. Alfentanil : 29 side effects (FDA XML label)