SODIUM CHLORIDE ALTURIX

Posology Adults:

For prophylaxis 4-8 tablets per day. For treatment dosage should 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. 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.

No side effects have been reported with Slow Sodium / Sodium Chloride ALTURiX at the recommended dosage. Reporting of suspected adverse reactions Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.

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Warnings:

None Precautions: Administration of sodium chloride without adequate water supplementation can produce hypernatraemia. The matrix (ghost) is often eliminated intact and owing to the risk of obstruction, Slow Sodium / Sodium Chloride ALTURiX should not be given to patients suffering from Crohn's disease or any other intestinal condition where strictures or diverticula may form.

1 • 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.