Dextrose 5% Injection

Dextrose 5% Injection must be administered under the supervision of a healthcare professional. You should not take it if you have any known allergy to this injection. Your doctor may check your blood pressure and ask you to get regular blood tests done while you are using this injection.

The most common side effects include injection site reactions such as pain, swelling, and redness. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or suffering from kidney or liver diseases. In the case of breastfeeding mothers, this injection should be used with caution and it should be advised to hold breastfeeding till the time the treatment of the mother gets completed and the content of this injection gets eliminated from the body.

• Short term fluid replacement after trauma

• Dextrose 5% Injection is used to provide your body with extra water and carbohydrates (calories from sugar). It is used when a patient is not able to drink enough liquids or when additional fluids are needed after any surgery or trauma.
• Dextrose 5% Injection should be used with caution in patients with diabetes, hypokalemia (low potassium), peripheral edema (swelling in the arms, feet, or legs)
  or pulmonary edema (when fluids build up in the lungs).
• Your blood sugar level will be monitored regularly while taking Dextrose 5% Injection.