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Details About Generic Salt :: Sodium Chloride
Main Medicine Class:: #N/A Sub Medicine Class :: #N/A
| 3F. MISCELLANEOUS in 3. OCULAR |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE |
| ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENT, SODIUM SALT |
| also comes under 19A. Fluid & Electrolyte Preparations in 19. Nutrition, 6B. Anti-Histamines and Nasal Decongestants in 6. Respiratory System |
| PK: A: Rapid D: Extensive E: Urine, sweat, tears & saliva |
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Indications & Dose: HYPONATREMIA IV Adult Hypertonic solution (>0.9%) only used for the initial treatment of acute serious symptomatic hyponatremia or increased intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury | NASAL DECONGESTANT NSL Adult 0.9% used as nasal drops | STERILE EYE IRRIGATION TP Adult 0.9% Solution is used for eye irrigation |
| Contra: Hypersensitivity, hypertonic uterus, hypernatremia, fluid retention
Precautions: HF, renal insufficiency, liver cirrhosis, HTN, edema, sodium toxicity ADR: Serious: CHF, central pontine myelinolysis, extravasation, pulmonary edema, Others: Hypervolemia, dilution of serum electrolyte, overhydration, hypokalemia DDI: Serious Lithium level increases Monitor: Serum sodium, potassium, chloride & bicarbonate, fluid intake & output, weight |