Calcium chloride

Generic name
Calcium chloride
Brand name
ATC Code
B05XA07

Calcium chloride

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information is present at this moment.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Hyperkalaemia with ECG abnormalities
  • Intravenous
    • 1 month up to 18 years
      • Calciumchloride dihydrate: 17.64 mg/kg/dose, bolus.
        Corresponding to: Elemental calcium (Ca2+):

        - 5,45 MG/kg/dose
        - 0,14 MMOL/kg/dose.
        • Equivalent to 0.2 ml/kg of 10% calcium chloride solution
        • Dosages may be repeated twice for very high potassium levels.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

Do not use in neonates

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

I.V. SOLUTION ADDITIVES

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Electrolyte solutions
B05XA19
B05XA14
B05XA31
B05XA06
Amino acids
B05XB01
Vitamins
B05XC
VITAMINS
B05XC

Reference

  1. Turner N., Advanced Paediatric Life Support de Nederlandse editie, Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, 2015, 4e druk

Changes

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