GLUCOSE 5% = DEXTROSE 5%

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    Last updated: November 2023

     

    Indications

    • Vehicle for the administration of drugs by IV infusion

    Forms and strengths

    • 500 ml and 1000 ml bottles or bags

    Composition

    • 5% isotonic glucose solution (50 mg of glucose/ml) for infusion

    Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions

    • Do not use 5% glucose solution for the administration of: hydralazine (incompatibility, rapid degradation of hydralazine), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, aciclovir, phenytoin, or bleomycin. 
    • Amoxicillin diluted in 5% glucose must be administered in less than one hour. If infusion over more than one hour is required, use 0.9% sodium chloride.

    Remarks

    • This solution does not contain electrolytes or lactate. Its use is not recommended for the IV treatment of dehydration. Use Ringer lactate or 0.9% sodium chloride solutions.
    • Low nutritional value: 200 kcal/litre.
    • Also comes in a premixed solution of 5% glucose/Ringer lactate, which is the preferred infusion solution for maintenance fluids in children.

    Storage

    Below 25 °C

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