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HepatAmine
HepatAmine®
(8% Amino Acid) Injection
Protect from light until use.
DRUG DESCRIPTION
HepatAmine (8% Amino Acid Injection) is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, hypertonic solution containing crystalline amino acids. A 500 mL unit provides a total of 40 g of amino acids and 6 g of nitrogen (38 g of protein equivalent).
Each 100 mL contains:
| Essential amino acids | |
| Isoleucine USP | 0.90 g |
| Leucine USP | 1.10 g |
| Lysine | 0.61 g |
| (added as lysine acetate USP | 0.86 g) |
| Methionine USP | 0.10 g |
| Phenylalanine USP | 0.10 g |
| Threonine USP | 0.45 g |
| Tryptophan USP | 0.066 g |
| Valine USP | 0.84 g |
| Nonessential amino acids | |
| Alanine USP | 0.77 g |
| Arginine USP | 0.60 g |
| Histidine USP | 0.24 g |
| Proline USP | 0.80 g |
| Serine USP | 0.50 g |
| Glycine USP | 0.90 g |
| Cysteine | < 0.014 g |
| (as Cysteine HCl•H2O USP | < 0.020 g) |
| Phosphoric Acid NF | 0.115 g |
| Sodium Bisulfite (as an antioxidant) | < 0.1 g |
| Water for Injection USP qs | |
| pH adjusted with Glacial Acetic Acid USP pH: 6.5 (6.0-6.8) Calculated Osmolarity: 785 mOsmol/liter |
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Concentration of Electrolytes (mEq/liter): Sodium 10; Chloride < 3; Phosphate (HPO =4) 20 (10 mmole P/liter); Acetate Approx. 62 (provided as acetic acid and Iysine acetate)
Last reviewed on RxList: 2/19/2009
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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