Drug Prescribing information

  • Usage & Indications
  • Preparation and Storage
  • Safety / contraindications

Usage & Indications

  • Blue Beam (methylene blue) Sterile injection USP, is indicated for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with acquired methemoglobinemia
  • It may be prescribed by Doctor for off label use in Refractory Septic Shock, Urinary Tract Infections, as an antidote in Cyanide poisoning, as a medical dye for detection of Sentinel lymph modes and in gastric surgeries for detections of fistulas, and urinary leakage

Preparation and Storage

  • Blue Beam is hypotonic and may be diluted before use in a solution of 5% Dextrose in Water (D5W) in order to avoid local pain, particularly in the pediatric population. Use the diluted solution immediately after preparation.
  • Avoid diluting with sodium chloride solutions, because it has been demonstrated that chloride reduces the solubility of methylene blue.

Use in Specific Populations

  • Pregnancy and Lactation : Blue Beam may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Intra-amniotic injection of pregnant women with a methylene blue class product during the second trimester was associated with neonatal intestinal atresia and fetal death. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus.
  • There is no information regarding the presence of methylene blue in human milk. Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions, including genotoxicity discontinue breast-feeding during and for up to 8 days after treatment
  • Renal Impairment Patients with any renal impairment should be monitored for toxicities and potential drug interactions for an extended period of time following treatment
  • Hepatic Impairment Methylene blue is extensively metabolized in the liver. Monitor patients with any hepatic impairment for toxicities and potential drug interactions for an extended period of time following treatment

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