Products Ringer’s solutions are commercially available in many countries as infusion solutions from various manufacturers (e.g., Braun, Bichsel, Fresenius). Irrigation solutions for wound treatment are also available. The solutions are named after the English physician and pharmacologist Sidney Ringer (1835-1910), who discovered in 1883 that the addition of calcium to a saline solution maintains the … Ringer Solutions
Symptoms Acute diarrhea is defined as frequent bowel movements with a liquid or mushy stool consistency (≥ 3 voidings within 24 hours, stool weight > 200 g/day). It usually does not last longer than a week and often passes on its own. If it lasts longer than two weeks, it is referred to as a … Acute Diarrhea
Products Hydroxyethyl starch is commercially available as an infusion solution (HAES-sterile, HyperHAES, Venofundin, Voluven). It has been approved in many countries since 1983. Pharmaceutically, HES is also known as O-(hydroxyethyl)-amylopectini hydrolysatum. Structure and properties Hydroxyethyl starch is a hydroxyethylated starch derivative prepared from plant amylopectin. Amylopectin is the name given to a highly branched starch … Hydroxyethyl Starch
Products Many medicines as well as medical devices, chemicals and dietary supplements are sold as powders, for example painkillers, inhalants (powder inhalers), vitamins and minerals, salts, alkaline powders, probiotics, cold remedies and laxatives. Unlike in the past, powders have become less important as a form of medicine, but they are still used regularly. Structure and … Powder
