Introduction

Name

• Amino acids.

Class of drug

• Essential amino acids.

Description

Storage requirements

• (Duphalyte) Store in a cool, dark place between +2°C and +20°C.
• Do not freeze.

Uses

Indications

It is recommended that specialist advice be sought prior to using parenteral nutrition.

• Used for patients requiring nutritional support, ie those with gastrointestinal failure associated with pancreatitis Pancreatitis: acute , gastric ulceration Gastric ulceration , severe inflammatory bowel disease and intractable vomiting.
• Parenteral nutrition mixtures comprise combinations of amino acid solutions, glucose solutions and a fat emulsion.

Administration

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.

Other sources of information

• Based on Small Animal Formulary. Tennant B (1999) 3rd edn. BSAVA, UK. ISBN: 0 905214 44 7.