clinimix - Medication Listings

CLINIMIX sulfite-free (amino acids in dextrose) injection for intravenous use consists of sterile, nonpyrogenic, hypertonic solutions in a dual chamber container. The outlet port chamber contains essential and nonessential amino acids. The formulas for the individual amino acids found in CLINIMIX sulfite-free (amino acids in dextrose) injections are provided in Table 8 . Table 8: Formulas for Amino Acids Essential Amino Acids Leucine (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Isoleucine CH 3 CH 2 CH (CH 3 ) CH (NH 2 ) COOH Valine (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH (NH 2 ) COOH Lysine (added as the hydrochloride salt) H 2 N (CH 2 ) 4 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Phenylalanine (C 6 H 5 ) CH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Histidine (C 3 H 3 N 2 ) CH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Threonine CH 3 CH (OH) CH (NH 2 ) COO Methionine CH 3 S (CH 2 )2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Tryptophan (C 8 H 6 N) CH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Nonessential Amino Acids Alanine CH 3 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Arginine H 2 NC (NH) NH (CH 2 )3 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Glycine H 2 NCH 2 COOH Proline [(CH 2 ) 3 NH CH] COOH Serine HOCH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH Tyrosine [C 6 H 4 (OH)] CH 2 CH (NH 2 ) COOH The injection port chamber contains dextrose. Dextrose, USP, is chemically designated D-glucose, monohydrate (C 6 H 12 O 6 • H 2 O) and has the following structure: Dextrose is derived from corn. See Table 7 for composition, pH, osmolarity, ionic concentration and caloric content of the admixed product [ see Dosage Forms and Strengths (3)]. The dual chamber container is a lipid-compatible plastic container (PL 2401 Plastic). CLINIMIX contains no more than 25 mcg/L of aluminum. Structural Formula Dexrose Hydrous, USP