Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride

Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride is a combination medicine used as short term fluid replacement after trauma. It works by restoring blood plasma lost due to severe bleeding.

Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride is given as an injection under the supervision of a doctor. The dose depends on what you are taking it for and the severity of your condition. Keep taking it for as long as advised by your doctor. Follow your doctor's advice while taking this medicine.

The medicine is generally safe with no common side effects. Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney disease. Tell your doctor about pregnancy or breastfeeding before taking this medicine. Your doctor also needs to know what other medicines you are taking as there are many which interact with this medicine and affect the way it works.

• Short term fluid replacement after trauma

Short term fluid replacement after trauma
Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride protects the patient from dehydration and electrolyte imbalance after any trauma or injury. Appropriate fluid replacement is very essential to restore normal brain activity and other vital functions of the body to promote healing as well as speedy recovery.

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

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Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self- administer.

Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride is a combination of two medicines: Dextran 40 and Sodium Chloride. They work by restoring blood plasma lost due to severe bleeding. Plasma is required to circulate red blood cells that deliver oxygen throughout the body.

• Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride is used to provide your body with extra water and carbohydrates (calories from sugar). It is used when a patient is not able to drink enough liquids or when additional fluids are needed after any surgery or trauma.
• It should be used with caution in patients with diabetes, hypokalemia (low potassium), peripheral edema (swelling in the arms, feet, or legs)

or pulmonary edema (when fluids build up in the lungs).

• Your blood sugar level will be monitored regularly while taking Dextran 40 + Sodium Chloride.

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