MULTIBIC 2 mmol/L potassium, Solution for Haemofiltration

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

calcium chloride dihydrate,glucose monohydrate,magnesium chloride hexahydrate,potassium chloride,sodium bicarbonate,sodium chloride

Available from:

Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

calcium chloride dihydrate,glucose monohydrate,magnesium chloride hexahydrate,potassium chloride,sodium bicarbonate,Sodium chlor

Authorization status:

Registered

Patient Information leaflet

MULTIBIC POTASSIUM-FREE/ 2/ 3/ 4 MMOL/L POTASSIUM SOLUTIONS FOR
HAEMOFILTRATION
_Contains the active ingredients Calcium chloride, Glucose, Magnesium
chloride, Potassium chloride, _
_Sodium chloride, Sodium bicarbonate _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE
TAKING YOUR MEDICINE.
This leaflet answers some common
questions about MULTIBIC
potassium-free/ 2/ 3/ 4 mmol/l
potassium Solutions for
Haemofiltration. It does not contain
all the available information. It does
not take the place of talking to your
doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet was
last updated on the date listed on the
last page. More recent information on
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WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR
The name of your medicine is
MULTIBIC potassium-free/ 2/ 3/ 4
mmol/l potassium Solutions for
Haemofiltration. It contains the
active ingredients Calcium chloride,
Glucose, Magnesium chloride,
Potassium chloride, Sodium chloride,
Sodium bicarbonate.
It is used to treat patients with acute
renal failure requiring continuous
haemofiltration. It is administered
intravenously in ICU units.
Ask your doctor if you have any
questions about why this medicine
has been prescribed for you. Your
doctor may have prescribed this
medicine for another reason.
This medicine is available only with
a doctor's prescription.
_HOW IT WORKS _
It helps remove toxins from your
blood and correct your fluid balance.
It also increases the buffer capacity
of

Summary of Product characteristics

Product Information - Australia
PRODUCT INFORMATION
MULTIBIC
® POTASSIUM-FREE, SOLUTION FOR HAEMOFILTRATION
MULTIBIC
® 2 MMOL/L POTASSIUM, SOLUTION FOR HAEMOFILTRATION
MULTIBIC
® 3 MMOL/L POTASSIUM, SOLUTION FOR HAEMOFILTRATION
MULTIBIC
® 4 MMOL/L POTASSIUM, SOLUTION FOR HAEMOFILTRATION
NAME OF THE MEDICINE
MULTIBIC Solutions for Haemofiltration are mixtures of the following
active ingredients:
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
MOLECULAR
FORMULA
MOLECULAR
WEIGHT
CAS REGISTRY
NUMBER
Calcium chloride
CaCl
2
·2H
2
O
147.0
10035-04-8
Glucose
C
6
H
12
O
6
·H
2
O
198.17
14431-43-7
Magnesium chloride
MgCl
2
·6H
2
O
203.3
7791-18-6
Potassium chloride
KCl
74.55
7447-40-7
Sodium chloride
NaCl
58.44
7647-14-5
Sodium bicarbonate
NaHCO
3
84.01
144-55-8
The quantities of these active ingredients in the different
formulations are provided under DESCRIPTION
below.
DESCRIPTION
MULTIBIC Haemofiltration (HF) solution is a solution comprised of
electrolytes needed for continuous
renal replacement therapies (CRRT). It is used as a substitution
solution in haemofiltration therapy.
It is used to help remove uraemic toxins and correct the patient's
fluid balance; MULTIBIC HF solution
also corrects the patient’s acid-base-balance. Renal failure leads
to the buffer systems being exhausted
which causes metabolic acidosis, and so administration of buffer base
is required. Bicarbonate-buffered
hemofiltration solutions result in a direct increase of the buffer
capacity in blood.
MULTIBIC HF solution is provided in a two-compartment bag with 4.75 L
of an alkaline bicarbonate
solution in one compartment (Compartment B) and 0.25 L of an acidic
electrolyte, glucose solution in the
other compartment (Compartment A) to give a total volume of 5 L after
mixing.
The clear and colourless solution is intended for haemofiltration
administration.
BEFORE MIXING, each 1000 ml MULTIBIC solution contains:
Acidic electrolyte, glucose solution (small compartment A)
MULTIBIC
potassium-
free
MULTIBIC
2 mmol/L
potassium
MULTIBIC
3 mmol/L
potassium
MULTIBIC
4 mmol/L
potas