PRECAUTIONS
Clinical evaluation and periodic laboratory determinations are necessary to monitor changes in fluid balance, electrolyte concentrations, and acid base balance during prolonged parenteral therapy or whenever the condition of the patient warrants such evaluation.
5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) should be used with caution. Excess administration may result in metabolic alkalosis.
Caution must be exercised in the administration of 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte
No.75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP)
to patients receiving corticosteroids or corticotropin. 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte
No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP)
should be used with caution in patients with overt or subclinical diabetes mellitus.
Pregnancy: Teratogenic Effects
Pregnancy Category C. Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with
5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (5% dextrose and electrolyte no. 75 inj) (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose
Injection, Type 3, USP). It is also not known whether 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte
No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type3,USP) can
cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction
capacity. 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (5% dextrose and electrolyte no. 75 inj) (Multiple Electrolytes
and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) should be given to apregnant woman only
if clearly needed.
Pediatric Use
Safety and effectiveness of 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) in pediatric patients have not been established by adequate and well controlled trials, however, the use of dextrose and electrolytes solutions in the pediatric population is referenced in the medical literature. The warnings, precautions and adverse reactions identified in the label copy should be observed in the pediatric population.
In very low birth weight infants, excessive or rapid administration of dextrose injection may result in increased serum osmolality and possible hemorrhage.
Geriatric Use
Clinical studies of 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (5% dextrose and electrolyte no. 75 inj) (Multiple
Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) did not include sufficient
numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently
from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified
differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general,
dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at
the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased
hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug
therapy.
Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility
Studies with 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) have not been performed to evaluate carcinogenic potential, mutagenic potential, or effects on fertility.
Nursing Mothers
It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 75 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 3, USP) is administered to a nursing mother.
Do not administer unless solution is clear and the seal is intact.