Glucose

Ország: Ausztrália

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Aktív összetevők:

Glucose

Beszerezhető a:

Fresenius Kabi Australia Pty Limited

Osztály:

Medicine Registered

Betegtájékoztató

 
GLUCOSE INJECTION MINIJET
®
  50%w/v (25 g/50 mL)

1 
GLUCOSE INJECTION  
MINIJET
®

CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION 

You may have been given this product in an emergency situation by a
non-medical health professional. 

WHAT IS IN THIS 
LEAFLET? 

This leaflet contains information 
about Glucose Injection 
MINIJET.  Please read it 
carefully and keep it for future 
reference.  The information in 
this leaflet is only a summary 
and is not intended to replace 
advice from your doctor.   

Please consult your doctor or 
pharmacist if you have any 
comments or questions. 

WHAT IS GLUCOSE? 

Glucose is a sugar and is the 
basic chemical from which the 
body derives its energy. 

WHEN IS GLUCOSE 
USED? 

Glucose injection is given to 
diabetic patients who become 
unconscious because they have 
not eaten enough after receiving 
their insulin injection.  It is 
occasionally used in people who 
are severely ill with alcohol 
intoxication. 

As glucose may be used in 
medical emergencies, the 
injection may be given by 
paramedical personnel such as 
ambulance or nursing staff. 
WHO SHOULD _NOT_ 
HAVE GLUCOSE 
INJECTIONS? 

The only people who should not 
have glucose injections are 
those who have ischaemic heart 
disease, those who already 
have too much glucose in their 
blood or who are severely 
dehydrated and those who are 
allergic to corn or corn products. 

BEFORE YOU HAVE A 
GLUCOSE INJECTION 

If you are conscious you should 
tell your doctor if you: 
•  have ischaemic heart 
disease 
•  are a diabetic 
•  are an asthmatic 
•  are an alcoholic 
•  have any other illness 
•  are taking any medicine and 
what they are 
•  have kidney disease 
•  have ever had an allergic 
reaction to glucose 
•  are allergic to corn or corn 
products 
• are pregnant 
•  are breast feeding 

SIDE EFFECTS OF 
GLUCOSE 

As with any other medicine, 
some�

Termékjellemzők

GLUCOSE INJECTION

AUST R 29023 

PRODUCT INFORMATION 

DESCRIPTION 
Glucose is 
α-D(+)glucopyranose; C
6
H
12
O
6
.  It is a white odourless crystalline powder, soluble in
water. _ CAS _50-
99-7.  Its chemical structure is: 

Glucose is a simple carbohydrate used as an energy source in man.
 It is a component of sucrose, lactose and 
certain other sugars.  Glucose injection is a sterile aqueous
solution of glucose at a concentration of 50% w/v.  
It has a pH of 3.5 to 6.5.  It contains no bacteriostatic
agents, buffers or other excipients.  The metabolism of 
one gram of glucose yields around 3.8 calories (16 J). 

PHARMACOLOGY 
Glucose, the natural sugar occurring in the blood, is the principle
source of energy for the body.  In addition, it 
has a multitude of other roles.  It is readily converted to fat
which provides a rich store of energy in concentrated 
form.  Glucose is also stored in the liver and muscles as
glycogen.  When a rapid rise in blood sugar is 
demanded by the body, glycogen is quickly converted to D-glucose.
 When the supply of glucose is insufficient, 
the body mobilises fat stores which are converted to acetate with
production of energy by the same oxidative 
pathways employed in the combustion of glucose. 

Glucose Injection 50% w/v is strongly hypertonic and is used partly
because of its dehydrating effects.  It has 
been employed to promote diuresis by increasing the osmotic pressure
of the glomerular filtrate. 

Another important use of glucose is the sparing of proteins which, in
the absence of glucose, may be 
deaminated to provide carbon moieties from their constituent amino
acids.  These deaminated fragments may 
undergo oxidation in order to release energy.  Glucose is also the
probable source of glucuronic acid, with 
which many foreign substances and their metabolites come to form
excretion products.  It probably provides the 
basic substances required for the formation of hyaluronat