Ethanol

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What are you taking Ethanol for?

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  • Other
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

How long have you been taking it?

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  • Less than a week
  • A couple weeks
  • A month or so
  • A few months
  • A year or so
  • Two years or more

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Uses of Ethanol

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Ethanol is used in the treatment of:

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ethanol Brand Names

Ethanol may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Ethanol Drug Class

Ethanol Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

  • ACITRETIN/ALCOHOL
  • ALCOHOL/DISULFIRAM
  • ALCOHOL/METHOTREXATE
  • ALCOHOL/METRONIDAZOLE

This is not a complete list of Ethanoldrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ethanol and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Ethanol falls into category C:

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans, though. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.

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There are no well-controlled studies that have been done in pregnant women. Ethanol should be used during pregnancy only if the possible benefit outweighs the possible risk to the unborn baby.

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No studies have been done in animals, and no well-controlled studies have been done in pregnant women. Ethanol should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

Ethanol Dosage

Take ethanol exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully.

The Ethanol dose your doctor recommends will be based on the following (use any or all that apply):

  • the condition being treated
  • other medical conditions you have
  • other medications you are taking
  • how you respond to this medication
  • your weight
  • your height
  • your age
  • your gender

Ethanol is available in the following doses:

  • Ethanol 10%-5% Intravenous Solution
  • Ethanol 5%-5% Intravenous Solution
  • Ethanol 98% Injectable Solution
  • Ethanol Topical 62% Topical Gel
  • Ethanol Topical 95% Topical Liquid

Forms of Medication

Ethanol is available in the following forms:

  • Injectable Solution
  • Medicated Liquid Soap
  • Mucosal Spray
  • Topical Foam
  • Topical Gel
  • Topical Lotion
  • Topical Solution
  • Topical Spray
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