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Medicines calcium chloride dihydrate + histidine + histidine hydrochloride monohydrate + 6 other active ingredientsQuestion & answer

calcium chloride dihydrate + histidine + histidine hydrochloride monohydrate + 6 other active ingredients · Medicine question

Is this given as a normal intravenous drip?

iatroX medicinesPublished 19 August 2026Reviewed 19 August 2026

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Answer

No. It is not for systemic administration and is used by specialist teams during surgery or organ preservation.

Sources for this answer

Custodiol Solution for cardioplegia /organ preservationemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 2

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