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It is given by injection into a vein. [2] Side effects may include irritation of the vein in which it is given, high blood sugar, and swelling. [2] [3] Excess use may result in low blood sodium and other electrolyte problems. [2] Intravenous sugar solutions are in the crystalloid family of medications. [4]
D10W, D 10 W dextrose 10% in water (intravenous sugar solution) da da: give DAW dispense as written (i.e., no generic substitution) DC, dc, D/C, disc discontinue [or] discharge ambiguous meaning decoct. decoctum: decoction det. detur: let it be given dieb. alt. diebus alternis: every other day; on alternate days dil. dilute dim. dimidius: one-half
A sterile version is used for making solutions that will be given by injection. [2] Before such use other substances generally must be added to make the solution isotonic. [3] Isotonic solutions containing water for injection can be given by injection into a vein, muscle, or under the skin. [4]
Peripherally selective drugs have their primary mechanism of action outside of the central nervous system (CNS), usually because they are excluded from the CNS by the blood–brain barrier. By being excluded from the CNS, drugs may act on the rest of the body without producing side-effects related to their effects on the brain or spinal cord .
It is a synthetic analogue of vasopressin, the hormone that plays roles in the control of the body's osmotic balance, blood pressure regulation, kidney function, [2] and reduction of urine production. [1] Desmopressin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1978. [1] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential ...
Administration can prevent common side-effects, such as nausea and vomiting, as a result of interaction with D 2 receptors in the vomiting center (or cheomoreceptor trigger zone) located outside the blood–brain barrier. [2] Examples of extracerebral decarboxylase inhibitors include carbidopa and benserazide.
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Carbidopa (Lodosyn) is a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa.This property is significant in that it allows a greater proportion of administered levodopa to cross the blood–brain barrier for central nervous system effect, instead of being peripherally metabolised into substances unable to cross said barrier.