Natriumklorid B. Braun
This medicine helps restore your body's fluid and salt balance, can temporarily replace lost blood, or is used to dilute other medicines.
Form
infuusioneste, liuos
Strength
9 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Sodium chloride
Manufacturer
B. Braun Melsungen AG
How to Use
Dosage
The dose is determined by your doctor based on your body's need for water and salts. For children, the doctor will decide the individual dose.
Method
This medicine is given as a drip into a vein (intravenous infusion).
Important
The maximum daily dose is 40 ml per kg of body weight, which means up to 6 mmol of sodium per kg per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Too much fluid in the body
- •Too much salt in the blood (especially if heart or kidneys don't work well)
- •Blood becoming too acidic
- •Pain, swelling, irritation, or infection at the injection site
- •Medicine leaking out of the vein into surrounding tissue (extravasation)
- •Swelling in the veins (blood clot)
RARE
- •Central pontine myelinolysis (a serious brain disorder)
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you have too much fluid in your body.
- Do not use if your blood sodium or chloride levels are already very high.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart or severe kidney problems, or swelling.
- Tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure, especially if pregnant (pre-eclampsia).
- Your doctor will monitor your blood salt and fluid levels to make sure they don't change too quickly.
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- Be careful if you are taking other medicines that make your body hold onto salt, as this can cause swelling.