sulphur hexafluoride: package leaflet
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Package leaflet, verbatim
Package leaflet: SonoVue 8 microlitres/mL powder and solvent for dispersion for injection / sulphur hexafluoride
1. Connect the plunger rod by screwing it clockwise into the syringe.
2. Open the MiniSpike transfer system blister and remove syringe tip cap.
3. Open the transfer system cap and connect the syringe to the transfer system by screwing it in
clockwise.
4. Remove the protective disk from the vial. Slide the vial into the transparent sleeve of the
transfer system and press firmly to lock the vial in place.
5. Empty the contents of the syringe into the vial by pushing on the plunger rod.
6. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds to mix all the contents in the vial to obtain a white milky
homogeneous liquid.
7.
Invert the system and carefully withdraw SonoVue into the syringe.
8.
Unscrew the syringe from the system.
After reconstitution, SonoVue is a homogeneous white milky dispersion.
Do not use if the liquid obtained is clear and/or if solid parts of the lyophilisate are seen in the suspension.
SonoVue dispersion should be administered within six hours of its preparation.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA), product information. Not advertising, not a treatment recommendation. For questions about your own treatment, ask your doctor or pharmacist.