DEXTROSE INJECTION USP
As listed in the register: DEXTROSE INJECTION USP
50 mg · solution
- Prescription status not stated
- Blood, clotting and anaemia
- Active substance
- Dextrose
- Used in
- Blood, clotting and anaemia
- Made by
- Pfizer Canada Ulc
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
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How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Dextrose). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
Dextrose provides a source of carbohydrate calories and is used to supplement nutrition by providing glucose parenterally.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-05-12
Safety of the active substance
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Dextrose). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
- Dextrose Injection (5%) is contraindicated in patients with: Clinically significant hyperglycemia [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ].
- Known hypersensitivity to dextrose [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ].
- Clinically significant hyperglycemia.
- ( 4 ) Known hypersensitivity to dextrose.
Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad
United StatesNo exact match for this strength and form
SpainNo exact match for this strength and form
NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form
SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Pfizer Canada Ulc |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Dextrose |
| Used in | Blood, clotting and anaemia |
| Strength | 50 mg |
| Form | solution |
| Classification | B05BA03 · Blood, clotting and anaemia |
| Route | intravenous |
| Dispensing (as stated by the register) | ETHICAL |
| Status | Approved |
| Marketed | No — authorised but not currently marketed, according to the register |
| DIN | 02468506 |
| DPD drug code | 95693 |
Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician
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Other strengths and forms
7 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- solution7 products
50 mg2
50 mg · 2 companies
- Icu Medical Canada Inc
- Pfizer Canada Ulc · this page
- 100 mg
- 200 mg
500 mg2
500 mg · 2 companies
- 700 mg
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.