(Dextrose 50% LifeShield® Abboject®, Abboject®, Ansyr® Syringe)
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Dextrose, USP is chemically designated C6H12O6 • H2O (D-glucose monohydrate), a hexose sugar freely soluble in water.
Dextrose, hydrous has the following structural formula:
Water for Injection, USP is chemically designated H2O. The molecular weight of dextrose (D-glucose) monohydrate is 198.17.
Dextrose Injection, USP (50%) is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, hypertonic solution of dextrose in water for injection for intravenous injection.
Each milliliter (mL) of fluid contains 0.5 grams of dextrose, hydrous which delivers 3.4 kcal/gram (0.85 kcal/mL). The solution has an osmolarity of 2.53 mOsmol/mL (calculation) and the pH range is 3.2 to 6.5. May contain sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid for pH adjustment.
The Dextrose Injection (50%) vial contains no more than 600 mcg/L of aluminum.
The solution contains no bacteriostatic, antimicrobial agent or added buffer (except for pH adjustment) and is supplied as single-dose containers.
Dextrose is derived from corn.
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