L-Ornithine L-Aspartate

Uses	Liver related disorders
Therapy	Hepatoprotective
Side Effects	Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain

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Molecule Description

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is a combination of two amino acids, L-Ornithine and L-Aspartate. It enhances the detoxification process of ammonia in the body. This medicine is useful in treating conditions associated with liver damage and improving the symptoms due to damaged liver. A healthcare professional will administer it, you should not self-inject it. The side effects with L-Ornithine L-Aspartate injection are mild and manageable like nausea, vomiting, stomach pain but still if you experience any other symptoms tell your doctor. Your doctor may advise a few liver and kidney function tests before treatment. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or are breastfeeding and about all the medicines, supplements and herbs you take and all the conditions or diseases you suffer from, before starting this medicine.

Uses

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is used to treat various types of liver problems, by protecting it from harmful chemicals and thus improving the liver functions.

Contraindications

When should one not use L-Ornithine L-Aspartate

If you are allergic to L-ornithine or L-aspartate or any other ingredients of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate.
If you are suffering from severe kidney problems

Side effects

Common side effects of this drug are:

Injection site reactions like pain or redness
Nausea
Vomiting
Stomach Pain
Diarrhoea
Gas

Precautions and Warnings

Pregnancy

There is limited information about the effects of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate on human pregnancy. You should consult your doctor if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a child before starting this medicine.

Breast Feeding

It is unknown if L-Ornithine L-Aspartate passes into human milk. Hence, you should not breastfeed while taking this medicine. You should consult your doctor before using this medicine during breastfeeding.

Driving

Patients with liver diseases may lose their ability to concentrate. So, it is advisable not to drive or operate heavy machinery while on treatment with L-Ornithine L-Aspartate.

Alcohol

You should not consume alcohol if you are having problems with your liver as in this condition, the liver already is damaged. If you consume alcohol, it will further damage the functionality of the liver. So, the effectiveness of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate decreases.

Other General Warnings

Talk to your doctor if

You have problems with your liver
You may experience nausea and vomiting. Tell your doctor if you feel it while using this medicine. Your doctor may adjust the dose and rate of administration of this medicine.
Your doctor may regularly monitor your urea levels in the blood and urine.
L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is not recommended for use in children as the safety data to use this medicine in children is not available.

Mode of Action

How Does It Work?

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate contains a combination of two amino acids. It works by protecting the liver from harmful chemical substances. L-Ornithine L-Aspartate speeds up the detoxification process of ammonia in the body and eventually leads to improving symptoms and liver functions.

Interactions

Interactions with food items

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate has no known interactions with food.

Dosage

Overdose

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate will be administered to you by a doctor or nurse. Therefore, the chances of you getting an overdose will be less.
In case of an overdose, contact your doctor immediately.

Missed a Dose

You will be monitored by your doctor or nurse on when the L-Ornithine L-Aspartate should be given to you. Therefore, it is unlikely that the dose will be missed. However, if you think your doctor or nurse might have missed a dose, inform them.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate contains two amino acids named Ornithine and Aspartate. These amino acids increase the detoxification process of ammonia (which is a waste product of body metabolism). So symptoms due to altered brain functionality and damaged liver eventually improve. It is useful in conditions like fatty and damaged liver, liver infection and hepatic encephalopathy (alteration of brain function).

If you are allergic to any of the contents of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate or your kidney functions are severely impaired, you should not take this medicine.

Diabetic patients are prone to develop altered liver functions. If you have any of the symptoms like pain in the stomach, loss of appetite, bloating, nausea, tiredness, yellow skin and eyes, confusion, bad breath, tremors in hand, itching or bleeding, visit your doctor and inform them about that. Your doctor will get your liver function tests done and then decide if you need L-Ornithine L-Aspartate or not. You should avoid self-medication.

Nausea, vomiting, gas, stomach pain and diarrhoea are some of the side effects of L-Ornithine L-Aspartate. If you experience anything abnormal, contact your doctor for help.

No. L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is to be administered by experienced paramedical staff or doctor only.

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is not recommended for use in children as the safety data to use this medicine in children is not available. You should consult a doctor after evaluating the risk and effectiveness; he/she may decide.

No, L-Ornithine L-Aspartate is not habit-forming.

Inform the doctor about your detailed medical & surgical history Inform your doctor if you have heart, liver or kidney diseases or any other condition Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to have a baby

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate will be administered by the doctor or nurse in the healthcare setup only. The doctor will decide the route of administration. Do not self-inject.

L-Ornithine L-Aspartate consists of a combination of two amino acids, L-Ornithine and L-Aspartate, as its active components.