Země: Austrálie
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Zinc chloride
Phebra Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection 0.53% Version 05 Page 1 of 3 ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED _ _ INJECTION 0.53% CONTAINS 5.3MG/ML ZINC CHLORIDE CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor. All medicines have risks and benefits . Your doctor has weighed the risks of you being given Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING GIVEN THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. WHAT ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED INJECTION IS USED FOR ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED INJECTION MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE IT IS USED. Zinc is an essential trace mineral. Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection is added to: • compatible intravenous fluids • intravenous solutions (IV) that are given as a source of nutrition (Total Parenteral Nutrition-TPN) for a patient unable to ingest food. This medicine prevents a deficiency of zinc by maintaining the levels of this trace element in the blood. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED INJECTION _WHEN YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN _ _IT _ YOU SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED Přečtěte si celý dokument
PRODUCT INFORMATION ZINC CHLORIDE Concentrated Injection 10.6mg/2mL (0.53%) Product Information Zinc Chloride Concentrated Injection 0.53% Version 03 Page 1 ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED INJECTION 10.6mg/2mL (0.53%) _ _ NAME OF THE MEDICINE _ _ Zinc Chloride BP The molecular weight of the compound is 136.3 and the CAS registry number is 7646-85-7. _ _ DESCRIPTION Each 2mL of ZINC CHLORIDE CONCENTRATED INJECTION contains: • 10.6mg zinc chloride in water for injections. • Equivalent to 5.1mg of Zinc and 5.5mg of Chloride. • Equivalent to 0.078mmoles of Zinc and 0.156mmoles of Chloride. • Equivalent to 0.156 mEq of Zinc and 0.156mEq of Chloride. The pH of the solution is approximately 3.5. PHARMACOLOGY _ _ Zinc is an essential trace element in nutrition. It is a constituent of many enzymatic systems, including alkaline phosphatase, carbonic anhydrase, carboxypeptidase and alcohol dehydrogenase. It is also present with insulin in the pancreas. Zinc is involved in DNA and protein synthesis and facilitates wound healing, helping to maintain normal growth rates. It is essential for immune function and development of the reproductive organs and normal functioning of the prostate gland. It is also involved in certain enzymatic reactions necessary for the normal functioning of the skin's oil glands. Zinc is required for the mobilisation of vitamin A from the liver into plasma. It also helps to maintain the senses of taste and smell. Pharmacokinetics _ _ Zinc is distributed widely throughout the body and is excreted in the faeces. Only traces appear in the urine since the kidneys play only a minor role in regulating the content of zinc within the body. Appr Přečtěte si celý dokument