Name
CUPRIC OXIDE
Mode of Action
COPPER IS AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT WHICH SERVES AS A COFACTOR FOR SERUM CERULOPLASMIN, AN OXIDASE NECESSARY FOR PROPER FORMATION OF THE IRON CARRIER PROTEIN, TRANSFERRIN. IT IS ALSO HELPS MAINTAIN NORMAL RATES OF RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELL FORMATION
Dosage
ADULTS :- 0.5 MG/ML TO 1.5 MG/ML I.V. ONLY AFTER DILUTION. CHILDREN :-20 MCG/KG/DAY
Drug Group
[COPPER] , [MINERAL]
Cross Reaction
LARGE DOSES OF ZINC INHIBIT THE G.I. ABSORPTION OF COPPER.
Drug Interaction
Drugs Side Effect
Drug Categories
Special Precaution
Drug Safety
Monograph