SODIUM CHLORIDE EUROS 0.9% 1 BOTTLE 250 ML

Name
Sodium Chloride Eurospital 0.9% solution for infusion


What is it and what is it for?
Fluid and sodium chloride replacement


What you need to know before taking the medicine
Hypernatremia
Plethora of salt marshes.


Warnings and precautions
Sodium salts should be administered with caution in patients with hypertension, heart failure, peripheral or pulmonary edema, impaired renal function, pre-eclampsia, or other conditions associated with sodium retention (see interactions).
Solutions with a concentration higher than 0.9% (hypertonic solutions) must be used with caution, at a controlled infusion rate and only when specifically prescribed.
Use with great caution in patients with congestive heart failure, severe renal insufficiency, and in clinical conditions involving edema with salt retention; in patients receiving corticosteroids or corticotropins. Continued administration without supplementation with potassium may cause hypokalemia.
Use with caution in children.
During the infusion, it is good practice to monitor fluid balance, electrolytes, plasma osmolarity, and acid-base balance.

The solution must be clear, colorless, and free of visible particles. Use immediately after opening the container. The container is for a single, continuous administration; any residue should not be used.


Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Sodium chloride can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
The following are side effects of sodium chloride. There is insufficient data to determine the frequency of the individual effects listed.

Water and electrolyte balance disorders
Hypernatremia, hypervolemia, plasma hypoosmolarity (for 0.45% solutions), hyperchloremia (which may cause bicarbonate loss resulting in acidosis).

Nervous system disorders
Headache, dizziness, restlessness, fever, irritability, weakness, muscle stiffness, convulsions, coma, death

Psychiatric disorders
Drowsiness, confusional states

Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Dyspnea, respiratory arrest.

Gastrointestinal disorders
Thirst, reduced salivation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.

Heart disease
Tachycardia.

Eye pathologies
Reduced tear production.

Kidney and urinary tract diseases
Kidney failure.

Vascular pathologies
Hypotension, hypertension, pulmonary and peripheral edema.

Systemic disorders and conditions related to the administration site

Infection at the infusion site, local pain or reaction, venous irritation, venous thrombosis or phlebitis extending from the infusion site, extravasation.

Following the instructions in the package leaflet reduces the risk of side effects.
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 pharmacist.