UK
Roche
Konakion MM Ampoules 10mg/ml
solution for injection
Phytomenadione (vitamin K1)
Please read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or nurse.
- If any of the side effects become serious or troublesome, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or nurse.
In this leaflet:
- 1. What Konakion MM is and what it is used for
- 2. Before you are given Konakion MM
- 3. How Konakion MM is given
- 4. Possible side effects
- 5. How Konakion MM is stored
- 6. Further information
What Konakion MM is and what it is used for
Konakion MM contains a medicine called phytomenadione. This is a man-made vitamin called vitamin K1. Konakion MM is used for the following:
- To prevent and treat severe bleeding after the use of certain medicines to thin their blood (called anti-coagulants).
- To treat children (aged 1 year and older) who have liver disease or low levels of vitamin K in their body because of illness. Konakion MM is normally used to treat these children after advice from a specialist haematologist (blood doctor).
Konakion MM works by helping your body make blood clotting factors. These blood clotting factors help stop bleeding.
Before you are given Konakion MM
You must not be given Konakion MM if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to phytomenadione or any of the other ingredients of Konakion MM (listed in Section 6: Further information).
If you are not sure if this applies to you, talk to your doctor or nurse before having Konakion.
Take special care with Konakion MM
Check with your doctor or nurse before having Konakion MM if:
- You have severe problems with your liver.
- You have an artificial heart valve.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Konakion MM can affect the way some medicines work. Also some other medicines may affect the way Konakion MM works. In particular, tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking medicines to stop your blood clotting (anticoagulants).
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Talk to your doctor before having Konakion if you are pregnant, think you are pregnant, or breastfeeding. Your doctor will then decide if you should receive Konakion.
Driving and using machines
Konakion MM is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines. Talk to your doctor if you notice any problems that might affect driving, using tools or machines while having Konakion.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Konakion MM
Konakion MM is essentially ‘sodium (a type of salt) free’ as it contains less than 1 mmol sodium (2.64mg per 1ml).
How Konakion MM is given
Konakion MM will be given to you by a doctor or nurse. It will be given to you by injection into a vein or through a small tube into one of your veins (intravenous infusion).
Adults
- For people who are bleeding after taking blood-thinning (anticoagulant) medicines, the usual dose is 10 to 20 mg.
- For people who have severe bleeding the Konakion dose (10 to 20 mg) is usually given with a blood transfusion.
- The maximum dose is usually no more than 40mg Konakion in 24 hours.
Your doctor will usually check your blood for the levels of clotting factors, 3 hours after having Konakion MM and, if you need them give you more doses of Konakion MM.
Elderly
Because elderly adults are sometimes more sensitive to Konakion MM your doctor may decide to start you on a lower dose. This dose may be increased or repeated if necessary.
Children (aged 1 to 18 years)
Konakion MM is normally used to treat children following advice from a specialist haematologist (blood doctor).
- The dose is usually no more than 5 mg.
- Some children may also need a blood transfusion.
The doctor will usually check the child’s blood for the levels of clotting factors, 2 to 6 hours after they have Konakion MM and, if necessary, give more doses of Konakion MM.
If you are given more Konakion MM than you should
Because Konakion MM is given by a doctor or nurse, it is unlikely that you or your child will be given too much or that you or your child will miss a dose. However, if you are worried talk to your doctor or nurse.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or nurse.
Konakion MM Side Effects
Like all medicines Konakion MM may cause side effects, although not everyone will get them.
The following side effects may happen with this medicine:
Allergic reactions
The signs may include:
- Swelling of the throat, face, lips and mouth. This may make it difficult to breathe or swallow.
- Sudden swelling of the hands, feet and ankles.
If you have an allergic reaction, tell a doctor straight away.
A reaction where the injection was given
The signs may include swelling and redness along the vein where the medicine was given, which is very tender or painful when touched.
If any of the side effects become serious or troublesome, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or nurse.
How to store Konakion MM
- Your doctor or pharmacist is responsible for storing Konakion MM. They are also responsible for disposing of any unused Konakion MM correctly.
- Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
- Do not use Konakion MM after the expiry date printed on the pack.
- Konakion MM ampoules should be stored at a temperature below 25°C.
Further information
What Konakion MM contains
The active substance in Konakion MM Ampoules 10 mg/ml is vitamin K1 (phytomenadione). Each 1 ml of liquid medicine contains 10 mg vitamin K1.
Other ingredients are glycocholic acid, sodium hydroxide, lecithin, hydrochloric acid and water for injections.
What Konakion MM looks like and contents of the pack
Konakion MM is a slightly opalescent, pale yellow liquid (‘solution for infusion’). This liquid will be further diluted to make it weaker before it is given to you.
Konakion MM is supplied in amber coloured glass ampoules in packs of 10.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
This leaflet was last approved in April 2008.
This information is intended for medical or healthcare professionals only:
The tear-off portion above is intended for the patient
Date of preparation of leaflet April 2008.
Konakion-MM-PIL-UTD-0712- 10mg-ml.doc
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