Sodium chloride

Chemical formula: NaCl  Molecular mass: 58.443 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5234

Therapeutic indications

Sodium chloride is indicated for:

Extracellular fluid volume depletion, sodium depletion

Sodium chloride intravenous infusion is indicated for:

  • Treatment of isotonic extracellular dehydration.
  • Treatment of sodium depletion.
  • Vehicle or diluent of compatible drugs for parenteral administration.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Sodium chloride is contraindicated in the following cases:

Hypernatraemia

Sodium overload

Hyperchloremia

Hyperchloremia

General oedema, ascitic cirrhosis, hypervolemia

at least one of
Interstitial edema
Ascites
Hypervolemia

Uncompensated cardiac failure

Decompensated cardiac failure

Fluid retention, sodium retention

at least one of
Body fluid retention
Sodium retention

Severe renal insufficiency

at least one of

Renal failure stage 5: Kidney failure (GFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m2 or dialysis)

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