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sincalide (Kinevac)
Indications:
- to stimulate gallbladder contraction
- to stimulate pancreatic secretion
- to accelerate the transit of a barium meal through the small bowel
Dosage:
- 0.02-0.04 ug/kg IV over 30-60 seconds
Adverse effects:
- common
- abdominal cramping
- nausea
- less common <= 2%
- vomiting, flushing, sweating, rash, hypotension, hypertension, shortness of breath, urge to defecate, headache, diarrhea, sneezing, numbness
Mechanism of action:
- synthetically-prepared C-terminal octapeptide of cholecystokinin
General
endocrine agent
diagnostic agent
References
- RxList
http://www.rxlist.com/kinevac-drug.htm