SPL Set ID: 8ee79b4c-21d3-4742-ae37-e2f562917706
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Calcium gluconate in sodium chloride injection is a sterile, clear, colorless, preservative-free, nonpyrogenic, solution of calcium gluconate, a form of calcium, for intravenous use. The chemical name of calcium gluconate monohydrate, USP is calcium D-gluconate (1:2) monohydrate. The structural formula is Molecular formula: C 12 H 22 CaO 14 • H 2 O Molecular weight: 448.39 g/mol Solubility in water: 3.5 g/100 mL at 25°C Calcium gluconate monohydrate, USP is a white, crystalline granules or powder. It is soluble in boiling water, sparingly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. Calcium Gluconate in Sodium Chloride Injection is available as 1,000 mg per 50 mL (18.8 mg per mL) or 2,000 mg per 100 mL (18.8 mg per mL) filled in single-dose infusion bags. Each mL of calcium gluconate in sodium chloride injection contains 20 mg of calcium gluconate (equivalent to 18.8 mg of calcium gluconate and 0.9 mg of calcium saccharate tetrahydrate), 6.75 mg sodium chloride as tonicity adjustor, hydrochloric acid and/or sodium hydroxide for pH adjustment (6.0 to 8.2) and water for injection. Each mL of calcium gluconate in sodium chloride injection contains 1.86 mg (0.093 mEq) of elemental calcium. 1