Country: Israel
Language: English
Source: Ministry of Health
CALCIUM GLUCONATE
MEDIC TRIM HEALTHCARE LTD
A12AA03
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
CALCIUM GLUCONATE 902.5 MG / 10 ML
I.M, I.V
Required
FRESENIUS KABI MANUFACTURING SA (PTY) LTD, SOUTH AFRICA
CALCIUM GLUCONATE
CALCIUM GLUCONATE
All conditions where injectable calcium supplement is indicated.
2012-08-31
ע עבקנ הז ןולע טמרופ " רשואו קדבנ ונכותו תואירבה דרשמ י ךיראתב : _08/2012_ Physician's Package Insert CALCIUM GLUCONATE-FRESENIUS INJECTION For administration I.V or I.M COMPOSITION Each 10 ml ampoule contains 902.5 mg Calcium gluconate. Stabilized with 47.5 mg Calcium saccharate. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION Calcium is essential to body metabolism and must be supplemented when deficient owing to disease states or other conditions. INDICATIONS All conditions where injectable calcium supplement is indicated. Calcium gluconate is the preferred form for injection. CONTRA-INDICATIONS Calcium salts are contra-indicated in patients with ventricular fibrillation, hypercalcaemia, or hypercalciuria (hypertiroidism, vitamin D overdosage, decalcifying tumours such as plasmacytoma and skeletal metastases), nephrocalcinosis, sarcoidosis, milk- alkali syndrome, hyper-coagulability of blood. Intravenous administration of calcium is contraindicated when serum calcium levels are above normal. Should not be given concurrently with digitalis therapy. Contra- Indicated in severe renal disease; calcium loss due to immobilization, osteoporosis. PRECAUSIONS: Supersaturated solutions are prone to precipitation. If precipitation is evident in syringes, do not use syringe. Precipitation if present in vials and ampoules may be dissolved by heating to 80ºC in a dry heat oven for a minimum of one hour. Shake vigorously. Allow to cool to room temperature before dispensing. The solution should not be used if precipitate remains in vials and ampoules after following the above procedure. To avoid undesirable reactions that may follow rapid intravenous administration of calcium gluconate, the drug should be given slowly, e.g. approximately 1.5 ml over a period of 1 minute. When injected intravenously, calcium gluconate should be injected through a small needle into a large vein in order to avoid too rapid increase in serum calcium and extravasation of calcium solution into the surrounding tissue with re Read the complete document