G-Calcium Gluconate

Calcium Gluconate ·Gonoshasthaya Pharma Ltd.·IV Infusion

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Packages & prices

Pack	Price	Details
5 ml ampoule	৳	5 ml ampoule: BDT 9.20 (10's pack: BDT 92.00)

Administration

Intravenous: Antidote in severe hypermagnesaemia, Severe hyperkalaemia:

Adult: 10 ml of 10% calcium gluconate solution over 2 minutes, repeated every 10 minutes if needed.
Child: Neonate and 1 mth-18 yr: 0.5 ml/kg of 10% calcium gluconate solution as a single dose. Max: 20 ml of 10% calcium gluconate solution.

Intravenous: Hypocalcaemic tetany, Severe acute hypocalcaemia:

Adult: 2.25 mmol by slow IV inj over 10 minutes, followed by 58-77 ml of 10% calcium gluconate solution in 0.5-1 L of 5% dextrose solution as continuous IV infusion.
Child: Neonate and 1 mth-18 yr: 0.5 ml/kg of 10% calcium gluconate solution as a single dose. Max: 20 ml of 10% calcium gluconate solution.

Effects

GI irritation; soft-tissue calcification, skin sloughing or necrosis after IM/SC inj. Hypercalcaemia characterised by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, mental disturbances, polydipsia, polyuria, nephrocalcinosis, renal calculi; chalky taste, hot flushes and peripheral vasodilation.

Indications

Calcium Gluconate is indicated for Antidote in severe hypermagnesaemia, Severe hyperkalaemia, Hypocalcaemic tetany, Severe acute hypocalcaemia, Hypocalcaemia and calcium deficiency states

Pharmacology

Calcium gluconate is used to prevent or treat negative calcium balance. It also helps facilitate nerve and muscle performance as well as normal cardiac function.