Name
MANNITOL
Mode of Action
MANNITOL IS AN OBLIGATORY OSMOTIC DIURETIC, ADMINISTERED PARENTERALLY MANNITOL IS CONFINED TO THE EXTRACELLULAR SPACE, ONLY SLIGHTLY METABOLIZED, AND RAPIDLY EXCRETED BY THE KIDNEY.
Dosage
USUAL DOSE IS :- 50 GM TO 200 GM IN A 24 HOURS PERIOD.
Drug Group
[6-CARBON SUGAR] , [DEXTROSE] , [DIURETIC]
Cross Reaction
SYMPATHOMIMETICS & OTHER DIURETICS SIMULTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION MAY LEAD TO INCREASED CHANCES OF HYPOKALEMIA.
Drug Interaction
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Special Precaution
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