Amino Acids With Electrolytes

Registered South African indications:

• Parenteral nutrition

Contraindications

• Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or any of its excipients
• Renal impairment
• Disturbances of the amino acid metabolism
• Hyperkalaemia
• Decompensated cardiac insufficiency

Cautions

• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
• Hepatic impairment
• Elderly

Forms avail. in SA and covered in this monograph: inj

Parenteral nutrition

• IV: 8-16g nitrogen, dly as an infusion

Administered concurrently with a sufficient energy supplementation

Each 1000ml contains 16g of nitrogen

No information available

Pregnancy

• FDA Pregnancy Category Not Rated (NR)

Breastfeeding

• Caution; no information available

Renal Impairment

• Contraindicated

Hepatic Impairment

• Caution; no information available

Elderly

• Caution; no information available

Cardiovascular Disorders

• Venous irritation

Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Hyperacidity
• Stress ulcer
• Vomiting

No information available

None routine

Amino acid supplementation for protein biosynthesis.

Injection (per 1000ml) 100g

• Aminosteril KE 10% (Fresenius) originator