Infusions

Aclasta

Therapeutic indications

• Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women to reduce the incidence of hip,vertebral and non-vertebral fractures and to increase bone mineral density.
• Treatment of osteoporosis in men.
• Treatment of Paget’s disease of bone.
• Treatment and prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
• Prevention of clinical fractures in patients after hip fracture.
• Prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Vitamin C

Therapeutic indications

Indicated for ascorbic acid deficiency. Parenteral ascorbic acid supplementation
may be necessary in the treatment of scurvy for patients with gastric disorders, for patients with extensive injuries, for surgical patients and others only if their needs cannot be met from normal dietary sources or in patients who cannot take oral vitamins. Acute ascorbic acid deficiency may be associated with extensive injuries and other states of extreme stress. Vitamin C requirements are also significantly increased in certain diseases and conditions such as tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, peptic ulcer, neoplastic disease, pregnancy and lactation.

EDTA

Therapeutic Indications

Edetate disodium forms chelates with other polyvalent metals and produces increases in urinary excretion of magnesium, zinc and other trace elements. It does not form a chelate with potassium but may reduce the serum level and increase urinary loss of potassium.
Edetate Disodium injection is indicated in selected patients for the emergency treatment of hypercalcemia and for the control of ventricular arrhythmias associated with digitalis toxicity.