Disodium Edetate Solution 3g in 100mL

Țară: Australia

Limbă: engleză

Sursă: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Ingredient activ:

Disodium edetate

Prospect

DISODIUM EDETATE SOLUTION  
3G IN 100ML _CONCENTRATED INJECTION FOR INTRAVENOUS INFUSION  _
_CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _

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_CMI – Disodium Edetate Solution 3g in 100mL Concentrated
Injection – cmi31s1002 _
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WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 
This leaflet answers some common questions 
about Disodium Edetate Solution 3g in 
100mL Concentrated Injection for Intravenous 
Infusion. 

It does not contain all the available 
information. 

It does not take the place of talking to your 
doctor or pharmacist. 

All medicines have risks and benefits. Your 
doctor has weighed the risks of giving 
Disodium Edetate Injection against the 
benefits they expect it will have for you. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING 
GIVEN THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR 
PHARMACIST. 

KEEP THIS LEAFLET.  You may need to read it 
again. 

WHAT DISODIUM EDETATE INJECTION 
IS USED FOR 
DISODIUM EDETATE SOLUTION 3G IN 100ML 
CONCENTRATED INJECTION MUST BE DILUTED 
BEFORE IT IS USED. 

Disodium Edetate Solution 3g in 100mL 
Concentrated Injection contains the active 
ingredient Disodium Edetate. 

Disodium Edetate belongs to a group of 
substances called chelating agents.  
Chelating agents are used to remove high 
levels of mineral deposits from the body.  
They work by tightly binding on to the mineral 
so that it can be excreted from the body, 
usually in the urine. 

This medicine may be used to remove small 
amounts of lead from the body if the lead is 
causing problems in the body. 

Since Disodium Edetate will bind to a wide 
range of metals, it will also bind with various 
toxic and radioactive metals that you may 
have ingested or inhaled, such as radioactive 
calcium, strontium, radium cobalt and 
plutonium.  Disodium Edetate will not treat 
radiation poisoning; it is used only to remove 
metals, which may be radioactive. 

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