Glucagon (Injection Route)

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Glucagon (Injection Route)

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Description

Glucagon belongs to the group of medicines called hormones. It is an emergency medicine used to treat severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in patients with diabetes who have passed out or cannot take some form of sugar by mouth.

Glucagon is also used during x-ray tests of the stomach and bowels to improve test results by relaxing the muscles of the stomach and bowels. This also makes the testing more comfortable for the patient.

Glucagon also may be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Glucagon is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, glucagon is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions or undergoing certain medical procedures:

• Overdose of beta-adrenergic blocking medicines
• Overdose of calcium channel blocking medicines
• Removing food or an object stuck in the esophagus
• Hysterosalpingography (x-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes)

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