Thiamine Hydrochloride
Thiamine Hydrochloride is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Thiamine Hydrochloride; Generic name: THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; Manufacturer: REMEDYREPACK INC..
| Brand name | Thiamine Hydrochloride |
|---|---|
| Generic name | THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Manufacturer | REMEDYREPACK INC. |
| Used for | INDICATIONS Thiamine hydrochloride injection is effective for the treatment of thiamine deficiency or beriberi whether of the dry (major symptoms related to the nervous system) or wet (major symptoms related to the cardiovascular system) variety. Thiamine hydrochloride injection should be used where rapid restoration of thiamine is necessary, as in Wernicke’s encephalopathy, infantile beriberi with acute collapse, cardiovascular disease due to thiamine deficiency, or neuritis of pregnancy if vomiting is severe. It is also indicated when giving IV dextrose to individuals with marginal thiamine status to avoid precipitation of heart failure. Thiamine hydrochloride injection is also indicated i |
| Dosage | DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION “Wet” beriberi with myocardial failure must be treated as an emergency cardiac condition, and thiamine must be administered slowly by the IV route in this situation (see WARNINGS ). In the treatment of beriberi, 10 to 20 mg of thiamine hydrochloride are given IM three times daily for as long as two weeks. (See WARNINGS regarding repeated injections of thiamine.) An oral therapeutic multivitamin preparation containing 5 to 10 mg thiamine, administered daily for one month |
| Warnings | WARNINGS WARNING: This product contains aluminum that may be toxic. Aluminum may reach toxic levels with prolonged parenteral administration if kidney function is impaired. Premature neonates are particularly at risk because their kidneys are immature, and they require large amounts of calcium and phosphate solutions, which contain aluminum. Research indicates that patients with impaired kidney function, including premature neonates, who receive parenteral levels of aluminum at greater than 4 to |
| Active ingredient(s) | THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Route | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0f38c4ba-cebf-49f4-b0a6-8a5d3ebf618c |