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What is Mannitol Sorbitol
Mannitol and sorbitol are hexitols used together in a sterile, nonpyrogenic, hypotonic aqueous solution for urologic nonelectrolytic and nonhemolytic irrigation during transurethral prostatic resection and other transurethral surgical procedures.
Mannitol sorbitol was originally approved for use by the FDA in February 1980.
Indications
- transurethral surgery
- urologic irrigation
For urologic irrigation during transurethral prostatic resection and other transurethral surgery procedures
Side Effects
- back pain
- blurred vision
- chest pain (unspecified)
- chills
- dehydration
- diarrhea
- diuresis
- edema
- hypotension
- nausea
- polydipsia
- pulmonary edema
- rhinitis
- seizures
- sinus tachycardia
- urinary retention
- urticaria
- vertigo
- vomiting
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- laboratory monitoring not necessary
Contraindications
- anuria
- breast-feeding
- cardiac disease
- dehydration
- diabetes mellitus
- electrolyte imbalance
- hepatic disease
- hyperglycemia
- hypernatremia
- hyponatremia
- parenteral administration
- pregnancy
- pulmonary disease
- renal failure
- renal impairment
Interactions
There are no drug interactions associated with Mannitol; Sorbitol products.
