Sodium Nitroprusside
Indications
- Hypertensive emergencies
- Maintenance of blood pressure at 30–40% lower than pretreatment diastolic blood pressure
- Controlled hypotension in anaesthesia during surgery
- Acute or chronic heart failure
Safety Information
Cautions
nitroprusside Elderly; hyponatraemia; hypothermia; hypothyroidism; ischaemic heart disease...
Side Effects
nitroprusside Frequency not known Abdominal pain; anaemia; arrhythmias; chest discomfort; cyanide toxicity; dizziness; flushing; headache; hyperhidrosis; hypothyroidism; hypovolaemia; ileus; intracran...
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Last reviewed: 2026
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