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What is Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex ferric pyrophosphate citrate Sodium ferric gluconate complex is an injectable iron replacement product indicated for the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in adults and pediatric patients age 6 years and older with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental epoetin therapy. Undiluted sodium ferric gluconate complex may be …

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What is Sodium Chloride Sodium and chloride are the principle cation and anion, respectively, of extracellular fluid. They play a major role in fluid regulation and tissue hydration. Sodium chloride is available in a variety of concentrations and dosage forms. It has a plethora of indications, but is commonly used in intravenous (IV) maintenance fluids …

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What is Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium bicarbonate is a systemic alkalinizing agent. It most often is administered IV in the treatment of metabolic and respiratory acidosis. Sodium bicarbonate is also used in the acute treatment of hyperkalemia, although it should be kept in mind that this represents palliative treatment for this condition. Sodium bicarbonate is sometimes …

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What is Sodium Benzoate and Sodium Phenylacetate combination medicine Sodium benzoate and sodium phenylacetate are used together in an injectable preparation as an adjunctive treatment of acute hyperammonemia. The oral form of sodium benzoate; sodium phenylacetate is no longer available in the United States. Sodium benzoate; sodium phenylacetate provide an alternative pathway for waste nitrogen …

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What is Vaccinia Vaccine The vaccine used for prophylaxis against smallpox is called vaccinia vaccine and is a parenteral preparation of live, laboratory-derived vaccinia virus. Vaccinia virus is used because it is antigenically similar to the variola virus. The smallpox vaccine does not contain smallpox virus (variola) and cannot spread or cause smallpox. Most estimates …

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What is Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine Live Nonreplicating Smallpox and monkeypox vaccine, live, nonreplicating is a vaccine approved for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults at high risk for infection. Smallpox and monkeypox vaccine, live, nonreplicating does not contain the viruses that cause smallpox virus (variola) or monkeypox, but instead is made …

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What is Sitagliptin Sitagliptin is an oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor and is used in the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in adults. DPP-4 inhibitors potentiate the effects of the incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), by inhibiting their breakdown by DPP-4. Clinical studies of sitagliptin demonstrated …

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