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Short answer Starting amisulpride injection: what to know Common questions Related questions Sources**In the United States, amisulpride injection (brand name Barhemsys) is approved to prevent and to treat nausea and vomiting after surgery.**
The answer depends on which product you mean: the US injection is an anti-nausea medicine, while amisulpride tablets sold in Europe and other regions are an antipsychotic used for schizophrenia. The injection is given into a vein over 1 to 2 minutes by an anesthesia clinician, using 5 mg at the start of surgery to prevent nausea or 10 mg to treat vomiting that starts afterward. Because amisulpride can lengthen the QT interval, tell your team about heart rhythm problems, low potassium or magnesium, and any other medicines you take that affect the QT. The side effects reported most often are chills, low blood pressure, and a rise in the hormone prolactin. If nausea after surgery keeps you from drinking fluids or lasts more than a day at home, contact your surgical team.
Starting amisulpride injection: what to know
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What is Amisulpride Injection used for?
Amisulpride injection is a dopamine D2 and D3 blocker used in US hospitals and surgery centers to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting and to treat it once it starts. An anesthesia clinician gives it into a vein: 5 mg at the beginning of surgery for prevention, or 10 mg afterward for treatment, including when a different anti-nausea drug has already failed. It is not a take-home medicine, and it is not the same as the oral amisulpride tablets prescribed as an antipsychotic in some other countries. Common effects include chills, low blood pressure, and raised prolactin levels. It can also lengthen the QT interval, so your heart and electrolyte history matters.