Description
Zinc Chloride for Injection 1 mg/mL Single Dose 10 mL, 25/Tray
Pfizer Injectables Zinc 1 mg/mL (Zinc Chloride Injection, USP) is indicated for use as a supplement to intravenous solutions given for total parenteral nutrition. Administration helps to maintain zinc serum levels and to prevent depletion of endogenous stores, and subsequent deficiency symptoms. Zinc 1 mg/mL (Zinc Chloride Injection, USP) contains 1 mg zinc/mL and is administered intravenously only after dilution. The additive should be diluted prior to administration in a volume of fluid not less than 100 mL. For the metabolically stable adult receiving TPN, the suggested intravenous dosage is 2.5 to 4 mg zinc/day (2.5 to 4 mL/day). An additional 2 mg zinc/day (2 mL/day) is suggested for acute catabolic states. For the stable adult with fluid loss from the small bowel, an additional 12.2 mg zinc/liter of small bowel fluid lost (12.2 mL/liter of small bowel fluid lost), or an additional 17.1 mg zinc/kg of stool or ileostomy output (17.1 mL/kg of stool or ileostomy output) is recommended. Frequent monitoring of zinc blood levels is suggested for patients receiving more than the usual maintenance dosage level of zinc.
Providing zinc helps prevent development of deficiency symptoms such as: Parakeratosis, Hypogeusia, Anorexia, Dysosmia, Geophagia, Hypogonadism, Growth Retardation and Hepatosplenomegaly..
NDC: 00409-4090-01
UPC: 304094-090016
Size: 10 mL
Concentrate: 1 mg/mL
Content: 10 mg/mL
Count: 25 Single dose vials per tray
