Dextose 5% 500ml

Description

INDICATIONS – Vehicle for the administration of parenteral drugs PRESENTATIONS – 500 ml and 1000 ml bottles or bags COMPOSITIONS – 5% isotonic glucose solution (50 mg of glucose/ml) for infusion PRECAUTIONS – Do not use glucose solution for the administration of hydralazine (incompatibility, rapid degradation of hydralazine): use only 0.9% sodium chloride or Ringer Lactate solution. – Other drugs such as amoxicillin + clavulanic acid, aciclovir, phenytoin, bleomycin or chloroquine must also be administered in 0.9% sodium chloride solution. – Amoxicillin diluted in 5% glucose must be administered in less than one hour. If infusion over more than one hour is required, use 0.9% sodium chloride. REMARKS – This solution does not contain electrolytes or lactate. Its use is not recommended for the IV treatment of dehydration. Use Ringer Lactate or 0.9% sodium chloride solutions. – Low nutritional value: 200 kcal/litr