What is Konakion used for?

KONAKION belongs to a group of medicines called haemostatic agents, meaning they assist with blood clotting problems. KONAKION is used to prevent or treat blood clotting problems and works by reversing some of the causes of excessive bleeding.

How do you shoot Konakion?

This medication is given by injection under the skin or into a muscle or vein as directed by your doctor. If this medication is given into a vein, it should be injected very slowly (no more than 1 milligram per minute) to reduce the risk of serious side effects.

What is Konakion made from?

Amber glass ampoules containing 10 mg phytomenadione in 1 ml. The ampoule solution is clear to slightly opalescent, pale yellow in colour and contains the active constituent in a mixed micelles vehicle of glycocholic acid and lecithin.

Can you take Konakion orally?

Konakion MM solution can be given orally with a syringe (e.g. 1 ml syringe). The ampoule solution should not be diluted. Withdraw the required amount from the ampoule using a syringe with attached needle. Remove the needle from the syringe and administer the contents of the syringe directly into the patient’s mouth.

Can you give IV vitamin K orally?

Previous studies have shown that intravenous vitamin K is well tolerated when administered orally and works quickly to correct supratherapeutic INRs. Injectable vitamin K can be given orally using the undiluted injectable formulation or compounded into an oral solution.

Can Konakion be given orally?

Phytomenadione 2mg/0.2mL ampoules (Konakion MM Paediatric®) Can be given orally, intramuscularly and intravenously.

Can injectable vitamin K be given orally?

Injectable vitamin K can be given orally using the undiluted injectable formulation or compounded into an oral solution. The stability of undiluted injectable formulation is limited to 30 days while compounded oral solutions have longer stability depending on the recipe used.

How do you give a newborn vitamin K orally?

The formulation of oral vitamin K to be used is Konakion MM Paediatric 2mg (0.2ml) and should be given at birth and at 7 days of age. Those babies who received oral Konakion MM Paediatric at birth and seven days, and are still breast feeding, should receive a third oral dose (2mg in 0.2 ml) at four weeks of age.

Can IV Konakion be given orally?

How do you give IV Phytomenadione orally?

Phytomenadione 1mg capsules (Neokay®) Use for small doses and in children unable to take tablets. Snip the end off the capsule and give the liquid contents orally.

Can vitamin K be given orally to newborns?

Newborn babies are given vitamin K injections to prevent a serious disease called haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN). Vitamin K can be given by mouth if preferred, but oral doses aren’t as effective.

How do you administer vitamin K?

Adults and teenagers—The usual dose is 5 to 15 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin, one or two times a day. Children—The usual dose is 5 to 10 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin, one or two times a day.