Invert Sugar Injections

Posted on MAY 30, 2022

Invertose-10

(10% Invert Sugar in water)

Dextrose & fructose are natural sugars. Fructose is the sugar most efficiently utilized by the body in stress & illness. Invert Sugar, half dextrose & half fructose, offers advantages in many clinical conditions over either Sugar used alone because fructose augments the utilization of dextrose & the combination of both Sugars increases Carbohydrate utilization.

Provides greater calories (370) as compared to dextrose 10% (340).
Lower incidence of thrombophlebitis.
Fructose is metabolised in absence of insulin & utilised more rapidly than dextrose especially in diabetic patients.
Rapid removal of fructose from extracellular space minimises urinary excretion.

Indications:

Treatment of nausea, vomiting.
Vomiting of pregnancy.
In patients with liver diseases, it provides glucose, prevents glycogen depletion, gives protein sparing effect.

Dose: Per day dose for Adults: 1000 to 3000 ml. Infants: 100 to 1000 ml. Children: 200 to 2000 ml.

Solution (Per Liter)	Dextrose Gm.	Fructose Gm.	Calories	mOsm/l
10% Invert Sugar	50	50	370	555

Invertose-10 in NS

(10% Invert Sugar in Sodium Chloride)

In general, Carbohydrates in Sodium Chloride Solutions are indicated when calories are needed & the chloride loss has been greater than, or equal to, the sodium loss. For example they are useful in losses due to sweating, vomiting or gastric suction. They are of value when alkalosis exists in the presence of fluid-loss.

Optimal fluid replacement with High caloric supplimentation.
Ideal for treating Alcoholism, Neonatal Hypoglycemia & for sparing concurrently administered Amino Acids.

Indications:

When calories are needed & chloride loss has been greater or more than sodium loss.
Losses due to excessive sweating, vomiting or gastric suction.
When alkalosis exists in presence of fluid-loss.

Dose: Per day dose for Adults: 1000 to 3000 ml. Infants: 100 to 1000 ml. Children: 200 to 2000 ml.

Solution (Per Liter)	Dextrose Gm.	Fructose Gm.	Calories	mOsm/l
10% Invert Sugar in NS	50	50	370	863

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