SODIUM CHLORIDE * 0.9% 250ML

What it is and what it is used for
Fluid and sodium chloride replacement.

What you need to know before taking the medicine
Hypernatremia.
Hydrosaline plethora.

Warnings and precautions
Sodium salts should be administered with caution in patients with hypertension, heart failure, peripheral or pulmonary edema, reduced renal function, pre-eclampsia, or other conditions associated with sodium retention (see interactions).
Use with great caution in patients with congestive heart failure, severe renal insufficiency and in clinical states where edema with salt retention exists; in patients being treated with corticosteroids or corticotropin drugs.
Continuous administration without addition of potassium may cause hypokalemia.
Use with caution in children.
During the infusion it is good practice to monitor fluid balance, electrolytes, plasma osmolarity and acid-base balance.

The solution must be clear, colorless and free of visible particles. Use immediately after opening the container. The container is used for a single, uninterrupted administration and any residue cannot be used.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Although no effects on the development of the fetus have been highlighted, the medicine should be administered only in case of actual need and only after evaluating the risk/benefit ratio. The medicine is compatible with breastfeeding.

Possible side effects
Like all medicines, sodium chloride can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Below are the side effects of sodium chloride. There is insufficient data to establish the frequency of the individual effects listed.

Disorders of water and electrolyte balance
Hypernatremia, hypervolemia, hyperchloremia (which can cause a loss of bicarbonates resulting in acidosis.)

Nervous system disorders
Headache, dizziness, restlessness, fever, irritability, weakness, muscle stiffness, convulsions, coma, death.

Psychiatric disorders
Drowsiness, confusional states.

Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Dyspnea, respiratory arrest.

Gastrointestinal disorders
Thirst, reduced salivation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.

Cardiac diseases
Tachycardia.

Eye pathologies
Reduced tearing.

Renal and urinary disorders
Kidney failure.

Vascular pathologies
Hypotension, hypertension, pulmonary and peripheral edema.

General disorders and administration site conditions
Infection at the infusion site, local pain or reaction, venous irritation, venous thrombosis or phlebitis extending from the infusion site, extravasation.

Compliance with the instructions contained in the leaflet reduces the risk of side effects.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please inform your doctor or pharmacist.