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Medicines magnesium chloride hexahydrate + potassium chloride + sodium acetate trihydrate + sodium chloride + sodium gluconateQuestion & answer

magnesium chloride hexahydrate + potassium chloride + sodium acetate trihydrate + sodium chloride + sodium gluconate · Medicine question

What should I do if the cannula hurts?

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The answer

Answer

Tell clinical staff promptly about pain, burning, redness, swelling or leakage around the cannula.

Sources for this answer

Plasma-Lyte 148 (pH 7.4) solution for infusion — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
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NHS · NHS medicine guidance

General medicine information. Follow the instructions for your own medicine and speak to a pharmacist or clinician about your individual circumstances.

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