Medicinsk Luft Yara Praxair
Package leaflet: Information to the user
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair 100 % medicinal gas, compressed
Medicinal air
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse have told you.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
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You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
3. How to use Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
4. Possible side effects
How to store Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair is and what it is used for
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair contains air, which is used for inhalation.
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair replaces normal air whenever a particle free air is required, e.g.:
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As part of the fresh gas flow in respirator treatment and/or in connection with anaesthesia
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As a propellant for inhaling other medicines (nebuliser treatment)
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As pure air in the care of patients susceptible to infections such as in cases of organ/cell transplantation or extensive burn wounds.
What you need to know before you use Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair may be used during pregnancy.
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair may be used during breast feeding.
How to use Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or nurse if you are not sure.
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair is used by inhalation. You usually breathe medicinal air through a nasal prong or face mask. Either you breathe by yourself (spontaneously) or you are helped to breathe by means of a respirator/ventilator. Medicinal air can also be used in connection with inhalation of medicines (nebulisation).
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair can be mixed with medicinal oxygen when a higher concentration of oxygen is required.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or nurse.
Safety instructions
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Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair is intended for medical use only.
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If the batch label is missing or illegible, or the seal is broken please do not use the cylinder but return it to Yara Praxairs local distributor.
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Only connect the cylinder to an equipment intended for medicinal air.
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There must be no smoking or open flames in rooms where medicinal air is used.
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Keep the cylinder clean, dry and free from oil and grease.
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Switch off the apparatus when it is not in use.
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In the event of fire – switch off the apparatus.
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The pressure regulator must be opened slowly and carefully
4. Possible side effects
There are no known side effects associated with the use of Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair.
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the national reporting system listed in Appendix V*. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the cylinder label.
Store the cylinder in a place reserved for medicinal gases (does not apply to the home environment).
Handle carefully. Ensure that gas cylinders are not dropped or exposed to knocks.
Must be stored and transported with valves closed and, where these are present, with the protective valve cover/cap in place.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair contains
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The active substance is medicinal air 100 %, compressed gas
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Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair does not contain other ingredients
What Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair looks like and contents of the pack
Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair is a colourless and odourless gas.
The shoulders of the gas cylinder are painted black and white (indicating air). The body of the gas cylinder is grey or white (indicating medicinal gas).
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Cylinder size in litre |
2.5 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
50 |
12 x 50 |
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Content, gas in litre |
500 |
800 |
1000 |
2000 |
4000 |
10 000 |
120 000 |
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Praxair Scandinavia Holding AS
P.O.Box 23 Haugenstua
N-0915 Oslo
Norway
This medicinal product is authorised in the Member States of the EEA under the following names:
Denmark: Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
Norway: Medisinsk luft Yara Praxair
Sweden: Medicinsk luft Yara Praxair
This leaflet was last approved in 2016-08-19