Caffeine/sodium benzoate (By injection)

There may be other brand names for this medicine.

You should not receive this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to caffeine or sodium benzoate.

Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or vein.
A nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are using medicine for asthma, such as theophylline (Theo-Dur®). Tell your doctor if you are also using aspirin or phenobarbital (Luminal®).

Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have heart disease or heart rhythm problems.
Large doses of this medicine may cause worsened breathing or other unwanted effects. Tell your doctor right away if you have a headache, anxiety, fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat, ringing in the ears, or muscle tremors or twitches.
Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat
Increase in how much or how often you urinate
Muscle twitching, tremors, or shaking
Seizures
Worsened breathing problems

Last Updated: 1/27/2017