Physioneal 35 Glucose
PHYSIONEAL 35 is a liquid used for kidney problems, helping to remove water and waste from your blood and balance other substances in your body.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will tell you what strength of solution you need and how many bags to use each day.
Method
This medicine is put into your belly. Always use it exactly as your healthcare team shows you. Warm the bag to 37°C with a special warming plate; never use hot water or a microwave. Make sure everything is clean and check the bag for leaks and clear fluid before use. Break the seal between the two parts of the bag and mix the solution well. Use each bag only once and throw away any extra. Use the mixed solution within 24 hours.
Do not use more solution than your doctor has told you to use each day. Using too much can make your belly bloated, cause pain, and make it hard to breathe.
Possible Side Effects
- •Changes in blood tests: high calcium
- •Changes in blood tests: low potassium, which can cause weak muscles, twitching, or an irregular heartbeat
- •Feeling weak and tired
- •Fluid buildup in your body (swelling)
- •Weight gain
- •Less fluid removed during dialysis
- •Fainting, dizziness, or headache
- •Cloudy dialysis fluid, stomach pains
- •Bleeding in the belly, pus, swelling or pain around the catheter, a blocked catheter
- •Feeling sick (nausea), not wanting to eat, digestion problems, gas, thirst, dry mouth
- •A bloated or inflamed belly, shoulder pain, a hernia in the belly
- •Changes in blood tests: too much acid (lactic acidosis), high carbon dioxide, high blood sugar, more white blood cells
- •Trouble sleeping
- •Low blood pressure
- •Cough
- •Muscle or bone pain
- •Swelling of the face or throat
- •Rash
- •Catheter exit site infection, blocked catheter
Important Warnings
- The first time you use this medicine, a doctor must watch you.
- Do not use Physioneal 35 if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.
- Do not use if you have problems with your belly wall or cavity that cannot be fixed by surgery, or problems that increase your risk of belly infections.
- Do not use if you have severe scarring of your belly lining that makes it work poorly.
- If you have stomach pain, fever, or notice cloudy or lumpy fluid draining from your belly, contact your healthcare team right away. These could be signs of an infection.
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- If you have diabetes and use this medicine, your insulin or other diabetes medication dose might need to be checked and adjusted regularly.
- If you are allergic to corn, stop the infusion immediately and drain the fluid from your belly. Corn allergy can cause severe allergic reactions.
- Do not stop peritoneal dialysis treatment without your doctor's permission, as stopping could be life-threatening.
- This treatment can make you feel tired, dizzy, or cause blurred vision. Do not drive or use machines if you experience these symptoms.
- Incorrect use of clamps or flushing tubes can allow air into your belly, causing pain or infection.
- If you infuse an unmixed bag, drain the solution immediately and use a properly mixed bag.
- A rare, serious complication called Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS) can happen, causing inflammation, thickened intestines, stomach pain, bloating, vomiting, and can be fatal.