Dextrose Anhydrous BP Injectable

Dextrose Anhydrous BP Injectable Uses

Primary Uses 

1. Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Parenteral Nutrition

• Serves as a rapid and effective source of glucose in IV fluids, supporting metabolic energy needs in patients unable to consume or absorb nutrients orally or enterally.

• Corrects hypoglycemia swiftly in diabetic emergencies, neonatal hypoglycemia, and starvation.

• Maintains basal metabolic energy during fasting, surgery, or critical illness.

• Restores hydration and electrolyte balance when combined with electrolytes in isotonic or hypertonic fluids.

• Integral carbohydrate source in Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), used with amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.

• Provides caloric supplementation to prevent catabolism in malnourished or critically ill patients.

• Regulates osmolarity of IV fluids to manage fluid shifts and cellular hydration effectively.

1. Surgical, Critical Care, and Neonatal Applications

• Supports perioperative metabolic demands to prevent hypoglycemia and reduce surgical stress response.

• Assists postoperative patients in energy maintenance and fluid management.

• Used extensively in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to manage glucose levels in critically ill patients with tight glycemic control.

• Supports energy needs of neonates, especially premature or sick infants who require parenteral feeding.

1. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Compounding

• Acts as a key raw material for compounding sterile injectable fluids such as dextrose saline, Ringer’s lactate with dextrose, and other balanced electrolyte solutions.

• Used as a diluent for intravenous medications, improving solubility and patient tolerance.

• Functions as a stabilizing agent by adjusting osmolarity and pH in injectable formulations.

1. Emergency and Ambulance Medicine

• Provides immediate glucose supplementation for severe hypoglycemia or diabetic coma in emergency situations.

• Supports metabolic needs during shock management when combined with volume replacement therapy.

Secondary Uses 

1. Diagnostic Applications

• Administered intravenously in glucose tolerance tests to assess glucose metabolism and diagnose diabetes or insulin resistance.

1. Laboratory and Research Uses

• Supplies sterile glucose in cell culture media for in vitro growth and maintenance of biological cells.

• Used as a substrate in biochemical and enzymatic assays.

1. Veterinary Medicine

• Provides energy in veterinary parenteral nutrition and fluid therapy for animals undergoing surgery or critical illness.

1. Specialized Clinical Uses

• Used in patients with glycogen storage diseases or altered glucose metabolism requiring controlled glucose infusion.

Employed in drug compatibility and stability testing with glucose-containing solutions.