SPL Set ID: 60efd409-3555-4182-a68d-1cd7bc0d1bfc

Epinephrine in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection is a clear, colorless sterile solution containing 16 mg (64 mcg epinephrine base per mL which is equivalent to 116.4 mcg epinephrine bitartrate) epinephrine, USP in 250 mL VIAFLO bag. In 250 ml VIAFLO bag, each 1 mL of Epinephrine in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection solution contains 0.032 mg edetate disodium, 9 mg sodium chloride, 0.05 mg sodium metabisulfite, water for injection. Hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide to adjust pH range of 3.4 to 4.5. This sterile solution is to be administered by the intravenous route. Epinephrine Bitartrate, USP is a sympathomimetic catecholamine (adrenergic agent) designated chemically as 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-, (R) -,[ R -( R *, R *)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1) (salt), a white or greyish-white or light brownish-grey, odourless, crystalline powder. Slowly darkens on exposure to air and light. It has the following structural formula: The molecular weight of epinephrine bitartrate is 333.3 and molecular formula is C 9 H 13 NO 3 • C 4 H 6 O 6 . Epinephrine solution deteriorates rapidly on exposure to air or light, turning pink from oxidation to adrenochrome and brown from the formation of melanin. VIAFLO container is a flexible plastic container fabricated from a multilayer sheeting composed of Polypropylene (PP), Polyamide (PA) and Polyethylene (PE). The amount of water that can permeate from the container into the overpouch is insufficient to affect the solution significantly. Solutions in contact with the flexible container can leach out certain of the container’s chemical components in very small amounts within the expiration period. The suitability of the container material has been confirmed by tests in animals according to USP biological tests for plastic containers. image-01-structural-formula-epinephrine