Composition
Dextrose (5% W/V)
Used for
Dextrose is used in short term fluid replacement after trauma.
Side effects
Thrombophlebitis.
How to use
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer
How it works
Dextrose is a large molecular weight substance which remains restricted to the blood vessels and generates oncotic pressure (pressure produced by proteins in the blood).