INDICATIONS
INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) IS INDICATED AS A SOURCE OF CALORIES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY
ACIDS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING PARENTERAL NUTRITION FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME
(USUALLY FOR MORE THAN 5 DAYS) AND AS A SOURCE OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS FOR
PREVENTION OF EFAD.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED AS A PART OF INTRAVENOUS NUTRITION
VIA PERPHERAL VEIN OR BY CENTRAL VENOUS INFUSION.
Adult Patients
THE INITIAL RATE OF INFUSION IN ADULTS SHOULD BE 0.5 ML/MINUTE FOR THE FIRST
15 TO 30 MINUTES OF INFUSION. IF NO UNTOWARD REACTIONS OCCUR (SEE ADVERSE
REACTIONS SECTION), THE INFUSION RATE CAN BE INCREASED TO 1 ML/MINUTE.
NOT MORE THAN 500 ML OF INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) SHOULD BE INFUSED INTO ADULTS ON
THE FIRST DAY OF THERAPY. IF THE PATIENT HAS NO UNTOWARD REACTIONS, THE DOSE
CAN BE INCREASED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DAILY DOSAGE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2.5
G OF FAT/KG OF BODY WEIGHT (12.5 ML OF INTRALIPID® 20% PER KG). INTRALIPID®
20% (A 20% I.V. FAT EMULSION) SHOULD MAKE UP NO MORE THAN 60% OF THE TOTAL CALORIC
INPUT TO THE PATIENT. CARBOHYDRATE AND A SOURCE OF AMINO ACIDS SHOULD COMPRISE
THE REMAINING CALORIC INPUT.
Pediatric Patients
THE DOSAGE FOR PREMATURE INFANTS STARTS AT 0.5 G FAT/KG BODY WEIGHT/24 HOURS
(2.5 ML INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) ) AND MAY BE INCREASED IN RELATION TO THE INFANT'S
ABILITY TO ELIMINATE FAT. THE MAXIMUM DOSAGE RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY
OF PEDIATRICS IS 3 G FAT/KG/24 HOURS3 THE INITIAL RATE OF INFUSION
IN OLDER PEDIATRIC PATIENTS SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 0.05 ML/MINUTE FOR THE FIRST
10 TO 15 MINUTES. IF NO UNTOWARD REACTIONS OCCUR, THE RATE CAN BE CHANGED TO
PERMIT INFUSION OF 0.5 ML OF INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) /KG/HOUR. THE DAILY DOSAGE SHOULD
NOT EXCEED 3 G OF FAT/KG OF BODY WEIGHT3 INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) SHOULD MAKE UP
NO MORE THAN 60% OF THE TOTAL CALORIC INPUT TO THE PATIENT. CARBOHYDRATE AND
A SOURCE OF AMINO ACIDS SHOULD COMPRISE THE REMAINING CALORIC INPUT.
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
WHEN INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) IS ADMINISTERED TO CORRECT ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY,
EIGHT TO TEN PERCENT OF THE CALORIC INPUT SHOULD BE SUPPLIED BY INTRALIPID®
20% IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF LINOLEIC AND LINOLENIC ACIDS. WHEN
EFAD OCCURS TOGETHER WITH STRESS, THE AMOUNT OF INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) NEEDED TO
CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY MAY BE INCREASED.
Administration
SEE MIXING GUIDELINES AND LIMITATIONS SECTION FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
MIXING THIS FAT EMULSION WITH OTHER PARENTERAL FLUIDS.
INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) CAN BE INFUSED INTO THE SAME CENTRAL OR PERIPHERAL VEIN
AS CARBOHYDRATE/AMINO ACIDS SOLUTIONS BY MEANS OF A Y-CONNECTOR NEAR THE INFUSION
SITE. THIS ALLOWS FOR MIXING OF THE EMULSION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ENTERING THE
VEIN OR FOR ALTERNATION OF EACH PARENTERAL FLUID. IF INFUSION PUMPS ARE USED,
FLOW RATES OF EACH PARENTERAL FLUID SHOULD BE CONTROLLED WITH A SEPARATE PUMP.
FAT EMULSION MAY ALSO BE INFUSED THROUGH A SEPARATE PERIPHERAL SITE. FILTERS
OF LESS THAN 1.2 MICRON PORE SIZE MUST NOT BE USED WITH INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) .
CONVENTIONAL ADMINISTRATION SETS AND TPN POOLING BAGS CONTAIN POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
(PVC) COMPONENTS THAT HAVE DEHP (DIETHYL HEXYL PHTHALATE) AS A PLASTICIZER.
FAT-CONTAINING FLUIDS SUCH AS INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) EXTRACT DEHP FROM THESE PVC
COMPONENTS AND IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO CONSIDER INFUSION OF INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion)
THROUGH A NON-DEHP ADMINISTRATION SET.
DO NOT USE ANY BAG IN WHICH THERE APPEARS TO BE AN OILING OUT ON THE SURFACE
OF THE EMULSION. PARENTERAL DRUG PRODUCTS SHOULD BE INSPECTED VISUALLY FOR PARTICULATE
MATTER AND DISCOLORATION PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION. WHENEVER SOLUTION AND CONTAINER
PERMIT.
MIXING GUIDELINES AND LIMITATIONS
INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED WHICH DEMONSTRATE THE COMPATIBILITY OF INTRALIPID®
20% (A 20% I.V. FAT EMULSION) WHEN PROPERLY MIXED WITH EITHER NOVAMINE®
OR 8.5% TRAVASOL®OR 10% TRAVASOL® AMINO ACID INJECTIONS WITHOUT ELECTROLYTES
FOR USE IN TPN THERAPY. THE FOLLOWING PROPER MIXING SEQUENCE MUST BE FOLLOWED
TO MINIMIZE PH RELATED PROBLEMS BY ENSURING THAT TYPICALLY ACIDIC DEXTROSE INJECTIONS
ARE NOT MIXED WITH LIPID EMULSIONS ALONE:
TRANSFER DEXTROSE INJECTION TO THE TPN ADMIXTURE CONTAINER
TRANSFER AMINO ACID INJECTION
TRANSFER INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) (A 20% INTRAVENOUS FAT EMULSION)
NOTE: AMINO ACID INJECTION, DEXTROSE INJECTION AND INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) MAY
BE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMIXTURE CONTAINER. ADMIXING SHOULD BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GENTLE AGITATION TO AVOID LOCALIZED CONCENTRATION EFFECTS.
THESE ADMIXTURES SHOULD BE USED PROMPTLY WITH STORAGE UNDER REFRIGERATION (2-8°C)
NOT TO EXCEED 24 HOURS AND MUST BE COMPLETELY USED WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER REMOVAL
FROM REFRIGERATION. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE ADMIXTURE BE PREPARED USING STRICT
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES AS THIS NUTRIENT MIXTURE IS A GOOD GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROORGANISMS.
ADDITIVES OTHER THAN THOSE NAMED ABOVE MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE. COMPLETE INFORMATION
IS NOT AVAILABLE. THOSE ADDITIVES KNOWN TO BE INCOMPATIBLE SHOULD NOT BE USED.
CONSULT WITH PHARMACIST, IF AVAILABLE. IF, IN THE INFORMED JUDGMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN,
IT IS DEEMED ADVISABLE TO INTRODUCE ADDITIVES, USE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. MIX THOROUGHLY
WHEN ADDITIVES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. DO NOT STORE SOLUTIONS CONTAINING ADDITIVES
(E.G., VITAMINS AND MINERALS). ADDITIVES MUST NOT BE ADDED DIRECTLY TO INTRALIPID®
20% AND IN NO CASE SHOULD INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) BE ADDED TO THE TPN CONTAINER
FIRST. BAGS SHOULD BE SHAKEN GENTLY AFTER EACH ADDITION TO MINIMIZE LOCALIZED
CONCENTRATION.
SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTROLYTES, TRACE METALS OR MULTIVITAMINS MAY BE REQUIRED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRESCRIPTION OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
THE PRIME DESTABILIZERS OF EMULSIONS ARE EXCESSIVE ACIDITY (LOW PH) AND INAPPROPRIATE
ELECTROLYTE CONTENT. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ADDITIONS OF DIVALENT
CATIONS (CA++ AND MG++) WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE EMULSION INSTABILITY.
AMINO ACID SOLUTIONS EXERT A BUFFERING EFFECT PROTECTING THE EMULSION.
THE ADMIXTURE SHOULD BE INSPECTED CAREFULLY FOR "BREAKING OR OILING OUT"
OF THE EMULSION. "BREAKING OR OILING OUT" IS DESCRIBED AS THE SEPARATION
OF THE EMULSION AND CAN BE VISIBLY IDENTIFIED BY A YELLOWISH STREAKING OR THE
ACCUMULATION OF YELLOWISH DROPLETS IN THE ADMIXED EMULSION. THE ADMIXTURE SHOULD
ALSO BE EXAMINED FOR PARTICULATES. THE ADMIXTURE MUST BE DISCARDED IF ANY OF
THE ABOVE IS OBSERVED.
Instructions for Use - Intralipid® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) Container
1. The integrity indicator (Oxalert™) A should be inspected
before removing the overpouch.
If the indicator is black the overpouch is damaged and the product should
be discarded. |
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2. Remove the overwrap by tearing at the notch and pulling down along
the container. The Oxalert™ sachet A and the oxygen absorber B should
be disposed. |
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3. Remove set port cover lifting ring with thumb and forefinger and
pulling upwards. |
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4. Use a non-vented infusion set or close the air vent on a vented
set. Follow the instructions for use for the infusion set. Use a spike
conforming to ISO 8536-4, diameter 5.6 ± 0.1 mm. |
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5. The bag should be port side up when the infusion set is attached.
Insertthe spike straight into the set port. Twist and push the spike through
thediaphragm.
Do not spike bag while the bag is hanging on the IV pole. |
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6. The step of the spike (shown by the arrow) should not be inserted
into |
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7. To hang the bag, invert and place hanger through container notch. |
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HOW SUPPLIED
INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) IS SUPPLIED AS A STERILE EMULSION IN THE FOLLOWING FILL
SIZES: 100 ML, 250 ML, 500 ML AND 1000 ML.
100 ML: 0338-0519-48
250 ML: 0338-0519-02
500 ML: 0338 0519-03
1000 ML: 0338-0519-04
Storage
INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) SHOULD NOT BE STORED ABOVE 25°C (77°F). DO NOT
FREEZE INTRALIPID® 20% (20% i.v. fat emulsion) . IF ACCIDENTALLY FROZEN, DISCARD THE BAG.
3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: USE OF INTRAVENOUS
FAT EMULSION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. PEDIATRICS 1981; 68:5(NOV) 738-43.
(Rev June 2006) Manufactured for Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Clintec Nutrition Division Deerfield, IL 60015 USA Manufactured by Fresenius
Kabi, Uppsala, Sweden
Intralipid® is a registered trademark of Fresenius Kabi AB., Novamine®
is a registered trademark of Fresenius Kabi AB., Travasol® is a registered
trademark of Baxter Healthcare Corporation. FDA Rev date: 4/24/2007