Gadoversetamide (Intravenous Route)

Side Effects

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

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:

More common

1. Feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheaded
2. feeling of warmth or heat
3. flushing or redness of the skin, especially on the face and neck
4. headache
5. sweating

Rare

1. Blurred vision
2. changes in skin color, pain, tenderness, or swelling of the foot or leg
3. chest pain
4. confusion
5. constipation
6. cough
7. decrease in the amount of urine
8. depression
9. difficulty in moving
10. difficulty swallowing
11. dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
12. dry mouth
13. fast, slow, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
14. fever
15. general feeling of discomfort or illness
16. hives, itching, skin rash
17. inability to move the eyes
18. incoherent speech
19. increased blinking or spasms of the eyelid
20. increased urination
21. joint pain or swelling
22. leg cramp
23. loss of appetite
24. metallic taste
25. muscle ache, pain, cramp, or stiffness
26. muscle weakness
27. nausea
28. neck pain or stiffness
29. nervousness
30. paleness of the skin
31. pelvic pain
32. pounding in the ears
33. puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
34. sticking out of the tongue
35. stomach pain
36. thirst
37. tightness in the chest
38. trouble in breathing, speaking, or swallowing
39. uncontrolled twisting movements of the neck, trunk, arms, or legs
40. unusual facial expressions
41. unusual tiredness or weakness
42. vomiting
43. weight loss

Incidence not known

1. Areas of the skin that turned red or dark or feel tight
2. difficulty or noisy breathing
3. incoordination
4. muscle weakness
5. numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in the hands or feet
6. paralysis or severe weakness of the legs
7. seizures
8. stiffness of the arms or legs
9. uncontrolled bowel movements
10. uncontrolled movements of the body

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:

More common

1. Bad unusual or unpleasant (after) taste
2. bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of 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
3. change in taste

Less Common

1. Back pain
2. diarrhea
3. lack or loss of strength
4. nausea
5. runny nose
6. sneezing
7. stomach pain
8. stuffy nose

Rare

1. Anxiety
2. confusion
3. constipation
4. continuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the ears
5. double vision
6. feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
7. hearing loss
8. increased salivation
9. seeing double
10. sensation of spinning
11. voice changes
12. weight loss

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.