Country: Australia
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Calcium gluconate
Orion Laboratories Pty Ltd T/A Perrigo Australia
Medicine Registered
Calcium Gluconate Injection Page 1 of 3 _Version 03 _ CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION CONTAINS 95MG/ML CALCIUM GLUCONATE AND 3.0 MG/ML CALCIUM D-SACCARATE CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Calcium Gluconate 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 Calcium Gluconate 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 CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION IS USED FOR Calcium gluconate is a calcium salt used to treat or prevent a lack of calcium in the body. Other reasons for treatment with Calcium Gluconate Injection are: • high potassium levels in the blood • an overdose of magnesium sulfate i.e. Epsom salts • sudden severe stomach pain • during heart resuscitation to strengthen the heart muscle. This medicine works by increasing the level of calcium in the blood or by binding to excess potassium or magnesium 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 CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION _WHEN YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN _ _IT _ YOU SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: • any medicine containing calcium gluconate • any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet. Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction Baca dokumen lengkap
PRODUCT INFORMATION Product Information- Calcium Gluconate Injection Page 1 of 7 Version 09 CALCIUM GLUCONATE INJECTION 10 ML _CALCIUM GLUCONATE IS A SUPERSATURATED SOLUTION. _ _EXAMINE THE VIAL AND DO NOT USE IF A PRECIPITATE IS PRESENT. _ _ _ NAME OF THE MEDICINE Calcium Gluconate BP Chemical Name: Calcium D-gluconate monohydrate The molecular weight of the compound is 448.4 and the CAS registry number is 18016-24-5. The molecular formula is C 12 H 22 CaO 14 ,H 2 O. Structural Formula: DESCRIPTION Calcium Gluconate Injection is a viscous, super saturated, colourless solution containing 95.3 mg/mL calcium gluconate and 3.0 mg/mL calcium D-saccharate in water for injections BP. The calcium saccharate is a BP approved stabiliser for the supersaturated solution. Each mL of the injection contains: • 8.9 milligrams of calcium ions • equivalent to 0.22 millimoles of calcium ions • equivalent to 0.44 mEq of calcium ions. PHARMACOLOGY Calcium is essential for the maintenance of the functional integrity of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems, and cell- membrane and capillary permeability. This cation is an important activator in many enzymatic reactions and is essential to a number of physiologic processes including the transmission of nerve impulses; contraction of cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles; renal function; respiration; and blood coagulation. Calcium also plays a regulatory role in the release and storage of neurotransmitters and hormones, in the uptake and binding of amino acids, in cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) absorption and in gastrin secretion. The calcium of bone is in a c Baca dokumen lengkap