Intravenous solutions with dextran function both as volume expanders and means of parenteral nutrition. Such a solution provides an osmotically neutral fluid that once in the body is digested by cells into glucose and free water.
It is occasionally used to replace lost blood in emergency situations, when replacement blood is not available. Dextran 1 in combination with higher molecular weight dextran has a long and well-documented history as a safer API than e.g. HES for infusion fluids.
Dextran 1, Dextran 40, Dextran 60, Dextran 70 solutions are commonly used volume expander products.
Promiten
Meda
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Dextran 1
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LMD
Hospira
IV
Dextran 40
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Macrodex
Meda
IV
Dextran 60
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Anne-Marie J. Ørkild
Director, International Sales and Business Carbohydrates
Phone: +45 5948 5959
E-mail: dextran@pharmacosmos.com
Pharmacosmos is the only dextran manufacturer holding certificates from the US FDA and European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)
Pharmacosmos delivers a unique dextran quality through a production technology that completely avoids the use of organic solvents and a quality system that meets the strictest cGMP standards for human medicines
Pharmacosmos sells and ships directly to clients everywhere in the World. We deliver Pharmaceutical Quality Dextran of the highest standards, including those of the European Pharmacopoeia (EP), the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), and the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP).