Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below
Serostim, please
- Thread starter nordmann
- Start date
No, I would not use this in place of Bacteriostatic Water. If nothing else you can use the sterile water that comes in the Serostim kit. The water should be good for 48 - 72 hours once the GH is reconstituted, as long as you refrigerate it. From all I have read I believe 72 hour is the outside I would risk, especially given the cost of GH. Past 72 hours the solution will not harm you, but it will begin to deteriorate.. The reason of course is the BA water is used primarily for its ability to slow / prevent bacteria. Sterile water does not have this ability, once bacteria begins the GH will breakdown...
For those of us who don't know what Natriumklorid is:
SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Natriumklorid Pharmalink 9 mg/ml solution for infusion
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1000 ml solution for infusion contains 9 g sodium chloride.
Electrolyte content per litre: Na+ 154 mmol, Cl- 154 mmol.
For excipients, see 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for infusion
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
For the treatment of:
• isotonic extracellular dehydration
• hypovolaemia
Is also used as:
• a vehicle for compatible medicinal products administered intravenously
4.2 Posology and method of administration
For intravenous use.
Individual dosage is dependent on the age, body weight and clinical condition of the patient.
The product is administered at the rate required by the clinical condition. 1 g of sodium
chloride corresponds to 17 mmol of sodium.
4.3 Contraindications
Overhydration
Decompensated cardiac insufficiency
Hypernatraemia, hyperchloraemia
4.4 Special warnings and special precautions for use
Caution should be exercised in patients with impaired cardiac function, severely impaired
renal function, hypokalaemia, hyperkalaemia, and in clinical conditions associated with
oedema and sodium retention, such as cirrhosis of the liver. Dependent on the condition of the
patient and the dosage, frequent monitoring of serum electrolyte levels and fluid and acidbase
balance may be required.
For those of us who don't know what Natriumklorid is:
SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Natriumklorid Pharmalink 9 mg/ml solution for infusion
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1000 ml solution for infusion contains 9 g sodium chloride.
Electrolyte content per litre: Na+ 154 mmol, Cl- 154 mmol.
For excipients, see 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for infusion
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
For the treatment of:
• isotonic extracellular dehydration
• hypovolaemia
Is also used as:
• a vehicle for compatible medicinal products administered intravenously
4.2 Posology and method of administration
For intravenous use.
Individual dosage is dependent on the age, body weight and clinical condition of the patient.
The product is administered at the rate required by the clinical condition. 1 g of sodium
chloride corresponds to 17 mmol of sodium.
4.3 Contraindications
Overhydration
Decompensated cardiac insufficiency
Hypernatraemia, hyperchloraemia
4.4 Special warnings and special precautions for use
Caution should be exercised in patients with impaired cardiac function, severely impaired
renal function, hypokalaemia, hyperkalaemia, and in clinical conditions associated with
oedema and sodium retention, such as cirrhosis of the liver. Dependent on the condition of the
patient and the dosage, frequent monitoring of serum electrolyte levels and fluid and acidbase
balance may be required.
Similar threads
