Protirelin (Protirelin)
Overview of Protirelin
Protirelin is a hypothalamic releasing hormone which stimulates release of thyrotropin from anterior lobe of pituitary.It also has Prolactin releasing activity. Protirelin (Tartrate) is a . Protirelin (Tartrate) is used parentrally in the diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
Indication of Protirelin
Protirelin is primarily indicated in conditions like Assessment of thyroid function, Coma, Diagnostic test for thyroid cancer differentiation, Graves disease, Oliguria due to renal failure, Radiological contrast agent, Unconciousness, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Neurological disorders, Spinal cord trauma, Subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Contraindication of Protirelin
No data regarding the contra indications of Protirelin is available.
Side Effects of Protirelin
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Protirelin, which give rise to further complications include Convulsions, Bronchospasm.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Protirelin include Hypotension, Unconsciousness.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Protirelin are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Facial flushing, Flushing, Hot flushes, Micturition, BP alteration, Altered pulse rate.
Precautions of Protirelin
Protirelin should be given with care to patients with ischaemic heart disease, obstructive airway disease or severe hypopituitarism.