Calcium Gluconate Injection Contains 95 mg/mL Calcium Gluconate Monohydrate and 3.0 mg/mL Calcium Saccharate
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What is in this leaflet Before you are given You should not be given Calcium Gluconate Injection if you have been Calcium Gluconate bed ridden for a long time causing This leaflet answers some common the loss of calcium from the bones. questions about Calcium Gluconate Injection Injection. It does not contain all the You should not be given Calcium available information. It does not take Gluconate Injection if you are being the place of talking to your doctor. When you must not be given treated with certain heart drugs such it as digoxin and digitalis. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of You should not be given Calcium You should not be given Calcium you being given Calcium Gluconate Gluconate Injection if you have an Gluconate Injection if the solution is Injection against the benefits they allergy to: discoloured, cloudy, turbid, or a expect it will have for you. • any medicine containing calcium precipitate is present. The solution is gluconate normally a clear, colourless liquid. If you have any concerns about being given this medicine, ask your • any of the ingredients listed at the You should not be given Calcium doctor. end of this leaflet. Gluconate Injection if when diluted with another solution it causes the Some of the symptoms of an allergic Keep this leaflet. solution to precipitate, become You may need to read it again. reaction may include: cloudy, turbid, discolour, or particles • shortness of breath are visible. • wheezing or difficulty breathing The doctor or nurse will check to ensure the medicine is not past its • What Calcium swelling of the face, lips, tongue expiry date and has not been tampered or other parts of the body Gluconate Injection is with. • rash, itching or hives on the skin. used for If you are not sure whether you You should not be given Calcium should be given this medicine, talk to Calcium gluconate is a calcium salt Gluconate Injection if the calcium your doctor. used to treat or prevent a lack of levels in your blood or urine are calcium in the body. Other reasons for above normal levels. Some conditions Before you are given it treatment with Calcium Gluconate that may cause high levels of calcium Injection are: are: Tell your doctor if you have allergies to any other medicines, foods, • high potassium levels in the blood • hyperparathyroidism, an over preservatives or dyes. • an overdose of magnesium sulfate production of certain hormones Tell your doctor if you have or have i.e. Epsom salts • an overdose of vitamin D had any of the following medical • sudden severe stomach pain • tumours of the bone or other conditions: • during heart resuscitation to tumours which raise levels of • kidney or heart disease strengthen the heart muscle. calcium in the blood. • kidney stones or stones of the This medicine works by increasing the You should not be given Calcium urinary tract level of calcium in the blood or by Gluconate Injection if you have binding to excess potassium or severe heart disease. • diseases causing high levels of magnesium in the blood. vitamin D in the blood You should not be given Calcium Ask your doctor if you have any Gluconate Injection if you have • dehydration or any other chemical questions about why this medicine severe kidney disease. imbalance in the blood has been prescribed for you. You should not be given Calcium • high phosphate levels in the blood Your doctor may have prescribed it for Gluconate Injection if you suffer • another reason. from galactosaemia. This is a rare a blood transfusion. genetic disorder.
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Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are How Calcium While you are being breast-feeding. Your doctor will Gluconate Injection is given Calcium discuss the risks and benefits of you given Gluconate Injection being given Calcium Gluconate Injection during pregnancy and breast- Calcium Gluconate Injection must feeding. only be given by a doctor or nurse. Things you must do
If you have not told your doctor How it is given If you are about to be started on any about any of the above, tell him/her new medicine, remind your doctor before you are given Calcium It is usually given as a slow injection and pharmacist that you have been Gluconate Injection. given Calcium Gluconate Injection. or infusion into a vein.
Tell any other doctors, dentists, and Taking other medicines Calcium Gluconate Injection will pharmacists who treat you that you normally be warmed to body Tell your doctor if you are taking have been given this medicine. temperature before use. any other medicines, including If you are going to have surgery, tell medicines that you buy without a the surgeon or anaesthetist that you prescription from your pharmacy, How much is given have been given this medicine. supermarket, health food shop, Your doctor will decide what dose of It may affect other medicines used naturopath or herbalist. calcium gluconate you will receive and during surgery. Some medicines and calcium gluconate for how long you will receive it. This may interfere with each other. These depends on your medical condition and If you become pregnant while being include: other factors, such as your weight. given this medicine, tell your doctor • medicines used to treat heart Sometimes only a single dose of immediately. disease such as cardiac glycosides calcium gluconate is required. If you are about to have any blood eg digoxin or digitalis tests, tell your doctor that you have • tetracycline antibiotics such as If you are given too much been given this medicine. Achromycin and Tetrex (overdose) It may interfere with the results of some tests. • high doses of vitamin D or vitamin Calcium Gluconate Injection must A only be given by a doctor or nurse so Keep all of your doctor’s an overdose is unlikely to occur. appointments so that your progress • medicines used to treat Paget’s can be checked. disease such as calcitonin Some medical conditions may result in Your doctor may do some tests from • medicines used to reduce blood too much calcium in the blood. Your time to time to make sure the medicine pressure such as verapamil and doctor or nurse will monitor the level is working and to prevent unwanted other calcium channel blockers of calcium in the blood. side effects.
• medicines used to reduce excess If you notice any symptoms of an Things to be careful of fluid in the body such as thiazide overdose contact your doctor diuretics immediately or go to the Emergency Be careful driving or operating • medicines used to relax muscles Department at the nearest hospital. prior to surgery such as machinery until you know how tubocurarine Symptoms of an overdose may include: Calcium Gluconate Injection affects you. This medicine may cause • nausea, vomiting • medicines containing calcium, dizziness, light-headedness or magnesium, potassium phosphate • loss of appetite weakness in some people. If you have or sodium phosphate. any of these symptoms, do not drive, • abdominal pain, constipation These medicines may be affected by operate machinery or do anything else Calcium Gluconate Injection or may • weakness in the muscles and dangerous. affect how well it works. You may painful joints need different amounts of your If you feel light-headed, dizzy or • medicines, or you may need to take excessive thirst and excessive faint when getting out of bed or different medicines. passing of urine standing up, get up slowly. Standing up slowly, especially when Your doctor or pharmacist have more • change in heart beat or chest pain. you get up from bed or chairs, will help information on medicines to be careful For information on the management your body get used to the change in with or avoid while being given of overdose, contact the Poisons position and blood pressure. If this Calcium Gluconate Injection. Information Centre on 13 11 26 problem continues or gets worse, talk (Australia). to your doctor.
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Side effects After being given Manufacturer Calcium Gluconate Calcium Gluconate Injection is made Tell your doctor or nurse as soon as in Australia by: Injection possible if you do not feel well while Phebra Pty Ltd you are being given Calcium 19 Orion Road After you have been given Calcium Gluconate Injection. Lane Cove West NSW 2066 This medicine may have unwanted side Gluconate Injection you should lie Australia down for a short time to prevent effects in a few people. All medicines dizziness. can have side effects. Sometimes they Calcium Gluconate Injection 2.2 mmol are serious, most of the time they are If you feel light-headed or dizzy of calcium in 10 mL vial. not. You may need medical treatment when getting up, get up slowly. AUST R 22923 if you get some of the side effects. Standing up slowly will help your body Phebra product code- INJ022
get used to the change in position and Do not be alarmed by this list of blood pressure. possible side effects. You may not This leaflet was prepared in Mar 2020. If this problem continues or gets experience any of them. worse, talk to your doctor or nurse.
Ask your doctor to answer any questions you may have. Phebra and the Phi symbol are trademarks Storage of Phebra Pty Ltd. Tell your doctor or nurse if you notice any of the following and they Calcium Gluconate Injection will be worry you: stored in the surgery, pharmacy or • tingling sensation ward of a hospital. The injection is kept in a cool dry place where the • a feeling of heat or heaviness over temperature stays below 30°C but not the body refrigerated. • a calcium or chalky taste. Calcium Gluconate Injection will only If any of the following happen tell be opened when it is time for you to your doctor immediately or go to the have the injection. Emergency Department at your nearest hospital: • dizziness, feeling faint • irregular, fast or slow heart beat, Product description chest pain • nausea or vomiting, loss of What it looks like appetite Calcium Gluconate Injection is a clear • constipation or abdominal pain colourless solution in a clear glass vial • sweating, hot flushes sealed with a grey rubber stopper and aluminium seal with a white plastic flip • skin redness, pain or burning at off cap. injection site The vial stopper is not made with • muscle or joint pain natural rubber latex. • tiredness or weakness Calcium Gluconate Injection is • excessive thirst or urination. available in a 10 mL vial. The above list includes very serious Ingredients side effects. These side effects are very Calcium Gluconate Injection contains rare. 95 mg/mL calcium gluconate Tell your doctor or nurse if you monohydrate and 3.0 mg/mL calcium notice anything that is making you saccharate in water for injections. feel unwell. Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some people. Calcium Gluconate Injection does not Some of these side effects can only be contain lactose, sucrose, gluten, found when your doctor does tests tartrazine, alcohol, dyes or any from time to time to check your preservatives. progress.
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