Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml belongs to a class of medications known as blood thinners or anticoagulants. It helps to treat harmful blood clots in your blood. Furthermore, Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml can prevent or treat blood clots caused by a variety of medical conditions, such as unstable angina, after an operation or long periods of bed rest due to illness, after a heart attack, and blood clots forming in your dialysis machine's tubes. A blood clot is a mass of blood that forms when platelets, proteins, and cells in the blood stick together. A blood clot can occur in any body part, leading to a heart attack, stroke, and organ damage (even coma or death).

Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml contains Enoxaparin, which is low molecular weight heparin. Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml works by preventing existing blood clots from growing larger, allowing your body to break them down and prevent them from harming you. On the other hand, it inhibits the formation of new blood clots in your blood.

Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml will be administered by a healthcare professional; do not self-administer. You may experience bleeding, increased liver enzymes, skin rash (hives, urticaria), itchy red skin, bruising or pain at the injection site, and headache as side effects of Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, report to your doctor immediately. 

If you are known to be allergic to Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml or any other medicines, inform your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before receiving the Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml. Also, disclose to your doctor if you have any pre-existing medical conditions like a stomach ulcer, recent surgery of the brain or eyes or spine, recent bleeding stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, or recent onset of stroke or kidney or liver disorders. And also, let your doctor know if you are underweight or overweight or if you have high levels of potassium in your blood.

Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml contains Enoxaparin, which is low molecular weight heparin or LMWH. It helps to treat harmful blood clots that are in your blood. Besides, this Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml can stop blood clots due to several medical conditions, including unstable angina, after an operation or long periods of bed rest due to illness, after a heart attack, and blood clots forming in the tubes of your dialysis machine. Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml works by stopping existing blood clots from getting any bigger; this helps your body to break them down and prevents them from causing you harm. On the other hand, it stops new blood clots from forming in your blood.

• Bleeding
• Increases in liver enzymes
• Bruise more easily than usual
• Pink patches on your skin 
• Skin rash (hives, urticaria)
• Itchy red skin
• Bruising or pain at the injection site
• Decreased red blood cell count
• High platelet counts in the blood
• Headache

Patients should inform the doctor if they are on active treatment with this Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml before any surgery is scheduled. If you are known to be allergic to Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml or any other medicines, inform your doctor. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is advised to inform your doctor before using the Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml. Before using this Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml, disclose to your doctor if you have any pre-existing medical conditions like stomach ulcer, recent surgery of the brain or eyes or spine, recent bleeding stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, or recent onset of stroke or kidney or liver disorders, And also let your doctor know if you are underweight or overweight or if you have high levels of potassium in your blood.

Drug-Drug Interactions: Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml may have Interaction with pain killers (e.g. aspirin, ibuprofen), blood thinners (e.g. heparin, warfarin, rivaroxaban), medicines used as a blood replacer (e.g. dextran injection), drugs used to treat asthma (e.g. prednisolone,  dexamethasone), medications which increase potassium levels in your blood such as potassium salts, water pills,  and some medicines for heart problems.

Drug-Food Interactions: Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml may interact with alcoholic beverages, so avoid the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml may interact with various disease conditions, including haemophilia (clotting disorder), liver disease, peptic ulcer disease, retinopathy, subacute bacterial endocarditis (an infection that occurs to heart valves), active bleeding (bleeding problems), hypertension, renal dysfunction, thrombocytopenia (deficiency of platelets), prematurity, hypertension and kidney disease.

• ASPIRIN
• IBUPROFEN
• HEPARIN
• WARFARIN
• RIVAROXABAN
• DEXTRAN INJECTION
• PREDNISOLONE
• DEXAMETHASONE

• A low cholesterol diet and a regular exercise regime complement treatment with Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml effectively.
• As a precautionary measure, you are recommended not to consume alcohol, or junk food items from outside, stick to a freshly prepared home-cooked meal and rest properly for a speedy recovery.
• And also, trying to replace most of your saturated fats with unsaturated fats can reduce total cholesterol and LDL in a short time.
• Foods like avocados, olive oil, fatty fish, and nuts contain many heart-healthy unsaturated fats, so eating them regularly is beneficial.
• Option for foods high in vitamin K (liver, leafy green vegetables, or vegetable oils) as Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml may lower Vitamin K in your body.
• Avoid drinking alcohol as it increases the risk of gastrointestinal ulcer/bleeding.
• Cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, noni juice, and pomegranate juice may interact with Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml and lead to unwanted side effects. Hence try to avoid these juices while taking Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml.

Regular blood tests are advised while taking Parihep 40 mg Injection 0.4 ml to monitor prothrombin, platelets, and coagulation time on a regular basis.

A blood clot can occur in any part of the body, leading to a heart attack, stroke, and damage to organs (even coma or death). Blood clots can reach your arteries or veins in the organs like the brain, kidney, heart, lungs, and limbs. Conditions like atherosclerosis, diabetes, heart failure, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), and obesity/overweight can trigger excessive blood clotting in the brain and heart. On the other hand, deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in veins), peripheral artery disease (narrowed arteries due to fat deposit or blood clot), and atherosclerosis (fat built upon the walls of the arteries) can cause a blood clot in your limbs.