Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Glucose - anhydrous; Sodium chloride
Fresenius Kabi Australia Pty Limited
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Sodium chloride and glucose CMI 020507 SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.18% AND GLUCOSE 4% INJECTION CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some of the common questions people ask about Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection. It does not contain all the information that is known about Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor will have weighed the risks of you taking Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT SODIUM CHLORIDE AND GLUCOSE INJECTION IS USED FOR Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection is used to replace body fluids and salts. Other medicines which are given by injection or by drip may be diluted with Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection. Your doctor will have explained why you are being treated with Sodium Chloride and Glucose Injection and told you what dose you will be given. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. BEFORE YOU TAKE SODIUM CHLORIDE AND GLUCOSE INJECTION _ _ _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE SODIUM CHLORIDE AND GLUCOSE INJECTION IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: • Any ingredient listed at the end of this leaflet. • Corn (maize) or corn substanc Read the complete document
Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% Injection NAME OF THE MEDICINE Glucose Chemical name alpha-D-(+)-glucopyranose. C 6 H 12 O 6 CAS registry number: 50-99-7 Sodium chloride NaCl CAS registry number: 7647-14-5 DESCRIPTION Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% Injection is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, isotonic solution of glucose and sodium chloride in water for injection. It contains sodium chloride 1.8 g and glucose 40 g, per litre. It does not contain an antimicrobial agent or buffer. The range for pH is 3.5 to 6.5. Osmolality (approx) 290 mOsm/kg water. ACTIONS PHARMACOLOGY Glucose is readily metabolised into carbon dioxide and water, with a release of energy. As such, an administration of a glucose solution either by oral or parenteral route provides water for body hydration as well as energy (668 kJ/L) and electrolytes (30 mmol/L sodium ion, and 30 mmol/L chloride ion). Sodium is the major cation of extracellular fluid and functions principally in the control of water distribution, fluid and electrolyte balance and osmotic pressure of body fluids. Chloride, the major extracellular anion, closely follows the physiological disposition of the sodium cation in maintenance of acid-base balance, isotonicity and electrodynamic characteristic of the cells. In addition, Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% Injection may reduce catabolic loss of nitrogen from the body and aid in the prevention of depletion of liver glycogen. That is, in the absence of glucose, amino acids undergo deamination followed by oxidation in order to release energy. PHARMACOKINETICS Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% Injection is directly administered to the systemic circulation by infusion, the bioavailability (absorption) of the Read the complete document