Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml

Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.

  • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
  • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
  • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:

  1. What Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml is and what it is used for
  2. What you need to know before you use Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml
  3. How to use Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml
  4. Possible Side Effects
  5. How to store Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml
  6. Contents of the pack and other information

1. WHAT SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP 120MMOL/30ML IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR

This medicine is a concentrated electrolyte solution for infusion into a large vein. When diluted and mixed thoroughly with another fluid it is used for rehydration.

2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP 120MMOL/30ML

You will be given this medicine in a hospital by a doctor or nurse.

Do not use this medicine if you:

  • Have suffered from heart disease
  • Have suffered from high blood pressure
  • Have suffered from diabetes mellitus

Check with your doctor if you are concerned about any of the above.

Warnings and Precautions

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml :

  • You are suffering from congestive heart failure
  • You have problems with your kidneys
  • You have suffered from pulmonary oedema (fluid on the lungs)
  • You have suffered from pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure associated with pregnancy)
  • You have suffered from peripheral oedema (swelling of hands and feet)
  • If you have high blood pressure, swelling and protein in the urine during the last 3 months of pregnancy (toxaemia of pregnancy)
  • This medicine is being used in a child
  • This medicine is being used in an elderly person

This medicine should be given with care if any of the above applies to you.

Check with your doctor if you are concerned about any of the above.

Other Medicines and Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. It is especially important if you are taking:

  • Streptomycin

3. HOW TO USE SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP 120MMOL/30ML

The doctor will decide what dose of this medicine you should be given. Check with your doctor if you are not sure.

This medicine is a concentrated solution and must be diluted before use. It is given by infusion into a large vein at a rate not exceeding 100mL/hr. Doses will be adjusted by the doctor, but the usual Sodium Chloride requirements for an adult can be satisfied by infusion of the equivalent of 1 litre of Sodium Chloride 0.9% w/v daily.

If a dose of this medicine is not given at the correct time ? the dose should be given as soon as remembered. The next dose should be given at the usual time. A double dose should not be given.

If more of this medicine is given than should be ? tell your doctor as soon as possible. If you are a medical practitioner administering this medicine please refer to the Summary of Characteristics.

4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Serious side effects are:

  • Kidney failure
  • Convulsions
  • Respiratory arrest
  • Coma

Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse immediately if you think you have symptoms related to the above.

Other side effects

The most common side effects are:

  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Stomach cramps
  • Dry mouth or stuffy nose
  • Sweating and high temperature (fever)
  • Low blood pressure when standing. This may make you feel dizzy or faint
  • Fluid on the lungs
  • Headache
  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Feeling weak
  • Restlessness or irritability

Very rare side effects are:

  • Muscular twitching

Tell your doctor, pharmacist or nurse immediately if you think you have any of the above symptoms or other problems.

Reporting Side Effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.

5. HOW TO STORE SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP 120MMOL/30ML

  • Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
  • This medicine has an expiry date printed on the ampoule, vial and carton. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date. The expiry date refers to the last day of the month. Before using the doctor or nurse will check that the medicine has not passed this date and the medicine does not show signs of deterioration.
  • Store this medicine below 25?C.
  • Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml contains

  • The active substance is sodium chloride at a strength of 300mg per mL (5mmol sodium and chloride per mL).
  • The other ingredient is Water for Injections.

What Sodium Chloride Injection USP 120mmol/30ml looks like and contents of the pack:

This medicine is a clear and colourless solution. This medicine is available in a 10mL ampoule containing 3g of Sodium Chloride; a 50mL vial containing 15g Sodium Chloride and a 100mL vial containing 30g Sodium Chloride. The medicine is packed into cartons containing 10 ampoules, 1 vial or 10 vials. Both pack sizes of vials may not be available at the same time.

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