USES: For sodium depletion
Pack quantity: 100 tablets
Therapeutic indications
For the treatment and prophylaxis of sodium chloride deficiency
Posology and method of administration
It is important that the tablets should be swallowed whole with water (approx. 70ml per tablet where kidney function is normal to avoid hypernatraemia), and not chewed.
Adults: For prophylaxis 4-8 tablets per day. For treatment dosage to be adjusted to individual needs up to a maximum of 20 tablets per day in cases of severe salt depletion.
For control of muscle cramps during routine maintenance haemodialysis usually 10-16 tablets per dialysis. In some cases of chronic renal salt-wasting up to 20 tablets per day may be required with appropriate fluid intake.
Children: Dosage should be adjusted to individual needs.
Elderly: No special dosage adjustment.
Contraindications
Slow Sodium is contra-indicated in any situation where salt retention is undesirable, such as oedema, heart disease, cardiac decompensation and primary or secondary aldosteronism; or where therapy is being given to produce salt and water loss.
Special warnings and precautions for use
Warnings
None
Precautions
Use of Slow Sodium without adequate water supplementation can produce hypernatraemia. The matrix (ghost) is often eliminated intact and owing to the risk of obstruction Slow Sodium should not be given to patients suffering from Crohn's disease or any other intestinal condition where strictures or diverticula may form
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
In hypertensive patients with chronic renal failure Slow Sodium may tend to impair the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs.
Pregnancy and lactation
As with most medicines, consult your doctor first if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
