Gadobenate (Intravenous Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Anxiety
• Back pain
• Black, tarry stools
• Bladder pain
• Bloody or cloudy urine
• Blue lips and fingernails
• Blurred vision
• Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Chills
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Cough
• Coughing that sometimes produces a pink frothy sputum
• Dark urine
• Decreased urination
• Deep or fast breathing with dizziness
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficult, burning, or painful urination
• Difficult, fast, or noisy breathing, sometimes with wheezing
• Difficulty with breathing or swallowing
• Dizziness
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
• Excessive muscle tone
• Fainting
• Fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat
• Fever
• Frequent urge to urinate
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• Headache
• Hives
• Inability to move the legs or arms
• Increased sweating
• Itching
• Lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting
• Lower back or side pain
• Muscle stiffness
• Muscle tension or tightness
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Numbness of the feet, hands, and around the mouth
• Pain in the shoulders, arms, jaw, or neck
• Pain or redness at the injection site
• Pale skin
• Pale skin at the injection site
• Paralysis of one side of the body
• Pounding heartbeat
• Pounding in the ears
• Problems with speech or speaking
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Reddening of the skin, especially around the ears
• Shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
• Shortness of breath
• Skin rash
• Sore throat
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
• Sudden shortness of breath or troubled breathing
• Sugar in the urine
• Sweating
• Swelling in the legs and ankles
• Swelling of the eyes, face, or inside of the nose
• Swollen glands
• Tightness in the chest
• Tiredness
• Trembling or shaking of the hands or feet
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Wheezing
• Yellow eyes or skin

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of the skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site
• Feeling hot

• Acid or sour stomach
• Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste
• Belching
• Blurred or loss of vision
• Change in sense of smell
• Change in taste
• Continuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the ears
• Decreased awareness or responsiveness
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty having a bowel movement (stool)
• Difficulty with moving
• Disturbed color perception
• Double vision
• Dry mouth
• Ear pain
• Feeling unusually cold
• Halos around lights
• Hearing loss
• Heartburn
• Hives or welts
• Indigestion
• Joint pain
• Lack or loss of strength
• Loss of bowel control
• Muscle aches or cramps
• Muscle spasms
• Night blindness
• Overbright appearance of lights
• Redness of the eye
• Redness of the skin
• Severe sleepiness
• Shivering
• Stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
• Stuffy nose
• Swelling of the eyelid
• Swollen joints
• Tunnel vision
• Vomiting

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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