Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid

Generic name: Caffeine Citrate (injection/oral Liquid)
Brand names: Cafcit Injection/oral Liquid
Drug class: CNS stimulants

Usage of Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid

This medication guide provides information about Cafcit injection and oral liquid forms of Caffeine Citrate. Other forms of caffeine citrate used for wakefulness are NOT covered in this medication guide.

Caffeine citrate injection or oral liquid (Cafcit) is used to treat breathing problems in premature infants.

Caffeine citrate injection or oral liquid may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid side effects

Get emergency medical help if your child has signs of an allergic Reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your child's doctor at once if your child has:

  • restlessness, jitteriness, or shakiness;
  • fast heartbeats;
  • more wet diapers than usual;
  • vomiting, stomach bloating;
  • blood in the stools;
  • weakness, drowsiness; or
  • fever, chills, rapid breathing.

    • Common side effects of caffeine citrate may include:

  • feeding problems; or
  • skin rash.

    • This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your child's doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

    Before taking Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid

    Cafcit should not be given to a child who is allergic to it.

    Tell your doctor if your child has ever HAD:

  • seizures;
  • heart problems; or
  • liver or kidney disease.

    • Tell your child's doctor if you used caffeine during late pregnancy.

    Infants being treated with Cafcit may develop necrotizing enterocolitis (a condition where a portion of the bowel dies). Ask your child's doctor about this risk.

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    How to use Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid

    Usual Pediatric Dose for Apnea of Prematurity:

    Caffeine Citrate:28 Weeks to Less Than 33 Weeks Gestational Age:-Loading Dose: 20 mg/kg IV over 30 minutes one time.-Maintenance Dose: 5 mg/kg orally or IV over 10 minutes every 24 hours.-Treatment Duration: Safety and efficacy of this drug for treatment of apnea of prematurity have not been established beyond 12 days.Use: Short-term treatment of apnea of prematurity in infants.

    Warnings

    Follow all directions on your medicine label and package. Tell your child's healthcare providers about all the child's medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines given to the child.

    What other drugs will affect Caffeine citrate injection/oral liquid

    Tell your doctor about all other medicines given to the child, especially theophylline.

    Other drugs may affect caffeine citrate, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your child's current medicines and any medicine the child starts or stops using.

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