Sodium Chloride Injection Bp 0.9%W/V
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER C*****
Sodium Chloride
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you are given this medicine.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or nurse.
• If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or nurse.
In this leaflet:
1. What Sodium Chloride Injection is and what it is used for
2. Before you are given Sodium Chloride Injection
3. How Sodium Chloride Injection will be given
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Sodium Chloride Injection
6. Further information
1. What Sodium Chloride Injection is and what it is used for
Sodium Chloride Injection is used to dilute other medicines
2. Before you are given Sodium Chloride Injection
You should not be given Sodium Chloride Injection if:
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Sodium Chloride
• you suffer from kidney problems
• you suffer from water retention
If you are unsure about being given this medicine or you have any questions, talk to your doctor or nurse.
Take special care with Sodium Chloride Injection if:
• you suffer from heart problems
• you are suffering from a serious complication of pregnancy known as preeclampsia
• you have high blood pressure
• you suffer from liver problems
Special care should be taken when Sodium Chloride Injection is given to children and the elderly.
If any of the above apply to you or your child please tell your doctor before you are given Sodium Chloride Injection.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
If you have any doubts about whether this medicine should be administered to you, consult your doctor or nurse.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
If you are pregnant, trying for a baby pr breast-feeding you should ask your doctor for advice before you are given this medicine.
Driving and using machines
There are no known effects of having Sterile Sodium Chloride Concentrate on driving or using machines.
3. How Sodium Chloride Injection will be given
Adults, the elderly and children:
Your doctor will decide the amount of Sodium Chloride Injection. You will be given Sodium Chloride Injection either into a vein (intravenously), into a muscle (intramuscularly) or under the skin (subcutaneously).
If you are given more Sodium Chloride Injection than you should be As this medicine will be given to you whilst you are in hospital, it is unlikely that you will be given too little or too much, however, tell your doctor or nurse if you have any concerns.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Sodium Chloride Injection can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Possible side effects include:
• feeling or being sick
• diarrhoea
• stomach pains
• feeling thirsty
• a dry mouth or eyes
• sweating
• fever
• a fast or irregular heartbeat
• kidney problems
• water on the lungs
• water retention
• headache
• dizziness
• feeling restless or irritable
• feeling weak
• muscle twitching and stiffness
• feeling sleepy or confused
• fits
• breathing difficulties
If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or nurse.
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5. How to store Sodium Chloride Injection
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
You should not be given Sodium Chloride Injection after the expiry date which is printed on the carton and ampoule label. The doctor or nurse will check that the expiry date on the label has not been passed before administering the injection to you. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Store below 25°C
6. Further Information
What Sodium Chloride Injection contains
The active substance is Sodium Chloride 0.9%w/v
The other ingredients are water for injections, dilute hydrochloric
acid, sodium hydroxide.
What Sodium Chloride Injection looks like and contents of the pack
Sodium Chloride Injection is a clear, colourless solution supplied in a 10ml prefilled syringe.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
Aurum Pharmaceuticals Bampton Road Harold Hill Romford RM38UG
If you would like any more information, or you would like the leaflet in a different format, please contact Medical Information at the above address.
This leaflet was last approved in 11/2012
PL 12064/0025
Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford RM3 8UG, United Kingdom
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