Calcium Chloride Injection Minijet 10% w/v, Solution for Injection

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Calcium chloride dihydrate

Available from:

International Medication Systems (UK) Ltd

ATC code:

A12AA; A12AA07

INN (International Name):

Calcium chloride dihydrate

Dosage:

10 percent weight/volume

Pharmaceutical form:

Solution for injection

Prescription type:

Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)

Therapeutic area:

Calcium; calcium chloride

Authorization status:

Not marketed

Authorization date:

1977-09-08

Patient Information leaflet

CALCIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION MINIJET,
10% W/V, SOLUTION FOR INJECTION.
are given this medicine.
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again
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If you have any further questions, ask
your doctor or nurse
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If any of the side effects gets serious, or
if you notice any side effects not listed on
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Minijet, 10 % w/v will be called Calcium
Chloride Injection.
1. What Calcium Chloride Injection is for
2. Before you are given Calcium Chloride
Injection
3. How Calcium Chloride Injection will be
given to you
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Calcium Chloride Injection
6. Further information.
1.
What Calcium Chloride Injection is for
Calcium is a mineral that occurs naturally in
your body. Your heart and other muscles
need calcium to work properly.
Calcium chloride is a simple calcium salt
which can be given by injection into a vein
to increase levels of calcium in your blood.
Calcium Chloride Injection is used in the
following emergency conditions:
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The level of calcium in your blood
becomes too low. This can cause muscle
spasm (tetany) or can cause the heart to
stop beating.
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There is too much potassium or
magnesium in your blood.
As calcium chloride is only used in medical
emergencies, the injection will be given by
a doctor or nurse in a hospital.
2.
Before you are given Calcium
Chloride Injection
DO NOT USE CALCIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION IF:
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You are allergic to Calcium chloride
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You are allergic to any of the other
ingredients of Calcium chloride Injection
(see section 6)
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the heart has stopped beating effectively)
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You have, or have ever had, kidney
stones
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You have been told that you have high
levels of calcium in your blood or in your
urine
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You have been told that you have a
condition where you have high levels of
vitamin D (e.g. sarcoidosis)
If any of the above applies to you talk to
your doctor or nurse.
If the patient is a baby less than 28 days old
and is being given Calcium Chloride
Injection, they cannot be given Ceftriaxone.
Calcium Chloride Injection will not be used
to treat asystole (where there is no elect

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Calcium Chloride Injection Minijet 10% w/v, Solution for Injection
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Calcium Chloride Dihydrate 100mg in 1 ml.
Contains 0.68mmol/ml calcium ions.
Available as 1000mg in 10 ml.
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection
The solution is contained in a type I glass vial with an elastomeric
closure; it is specially designed for use with the IMS
Minijet injector provided. The product is available as 10 ml.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Calcium Chloride Injection 10% w/v is indicated in the immediate
treatment of hypocalcaemic tetany. Other therapy,
such as parathyroid hormone and/or vitamin D, may be indicated
according to the etiology of the tetany. It is also
important to institute oral calcium therapy as soon as practicable.
In cardiac resuscitation, particularly after open heart surgery,
calcium chloride has been used when adrenaline has
failed to improve weak or ineffective myocardial contractions.
Calcium salts have been used as adjunctive therapy in a number of
conditions, including the following:
1.
In severe hyperkalaemia, calcium may be injected slowly while the ECG
is monitoring the heart.
2.
As an aid in the treatment of depression due to overdosage of
magnesium sulfate (calcium is the
antagonist of magnesium toxicity).
Routes of administration:
For intracardiac or slow intravenous use only.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Intracardiac use:_
In cardiac resuscitation, injection may be made into the ventricular
cavity. Do not inject into the myocardium.
Adult dosage:
200-400mg (2-4ml).
Paediatric dosage:
0.2ml/kg of bodyweight.
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