LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT OF MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS ON THE KETOGENIC
DIET
REVISED 10/30/96
DRUGS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:
- ANALGESICS/COUGH & COLD
- ANTIBIOTICS
- ANTICONVULSANTS
- ASTHMA/RESPIRATORY AGENTS
- GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS (GI)
- MISCELLANEOUS PAIN MEDICATIONS SUPPLEMENTS (ELECTROLYTES, MINERALS,
VITAMINS)
ANALGESICS/COUGH & COLD
ACETAMINOPHEN:
Tempra Infant Drops 100mg/ml: made by Mead Johnson
no sugar
glycerin 0.18 gm/ml
saccharin 10 mg/ml
Tempra Syrup 160mg/5ml: made by Mead Johnson
sorbitol 450 mg/ml
saccharin 1.5 mg/ml
Tempra 80mg Chewable Tablets: made by Mead Johnson
mannitol 213 mg, aspartame 6 mg
Tempra 160mg Double Strength Tablets: made by Mead Johnson
mannitol 359mg, aspartame 10.5mg
Tylenol 80mg Chewable Tablets: made by Mc Neil
cornstarch: < 2mg
mannitol: < 260mg
Tylenol 325mg Tablets: made by Mc Neil
cornstarch + sodium starch glycolate: < 40mg
Tylenol 325mg Caplets: made by Mc Neil
cornstarch + sodium starch glycolate: < 35mg
Tylenol 500mg Caplets: made by Mc Neil
cornstarch + sodium starch glycolate: < 55mg
trace isopropyl alcohol
Tylenol 500mg Gelcaps: made by Mc Neil
cornstarch + sodium starch glycolate: < 65mg
Other brands of acetaminophen:
Pedia-A-Pap (acetaminophen elixir 160mg/5ml): sorbitol 2925mg/5ml
made by Central Pharmaceuticals
CHILDREN'S DIABETIC TUSSIN (guaifenesin 100mg/dextromethorphan 10mg
per 5ml)
made by Health Care Products (division of Hi-Tech Pharmacal)
no carbohydrates
no acesulfame K, aspartame
DECONSAL SPRINKLES SR (Phenylephrine 10mg + Guaifenesin 300mg per capsule):
Manufactured by Adams
Capsules: Starch and sugar free (empty capsule does contain gelatin-- unknown
amount)
DIABETIC TUSSIN ALLERGY RELIEF (chlorpheniramine 2mg/5ml)
made by Health Care Products (division of Hi-Tech Pharmacal)
no carbohydrates
DIABETIC TUSSIN DM (guaifenesin 100mg + dextromethorphan 10mg per 5
ml)
made by Health Care Products (division of Hi-Tech Pharmacal)
no carbohydrates
DIABETIC TUSSIN EX (guaifenesin 100mg/5ml)
made by Health Care Products (division of Hi-Tech Pharmacal)
no carbohydrates
DIMETAPP (AH ROBINS):
Elixir: Per 5 ml: 2.1 grams sorbitol, 0.3 grams glycerin
Elixir (Long's Drugs Generic - Perigo): Per 5 ml: 50 kcal
DIPHEDRYL CLEAR (diphenhydramine 12.5mg/5ml):
made by Perrigo (616) 673-8451
no sorbitol, no fructose, no sucrose, no sodium, no alcohol, no dyes
glycerin: unknown amount
recently formulated, may not be available in California yet
DIPHENHYDRAMINE (Benadryl):
manufactured by Parke-Davis
25mg capsule: 100 mg
elixir 2.5mg/ml: "sugar"--1.5gm/5ml
GUIAFENESIN (ROBITUSSIN):
Syrup (UDL Labs): Per 5 ml: 2.8 grams sorbitol
Syrup (AH Robins): Per 5 ml: 2.8 grams glucose/fructose
600 mg LA tab: None
300 mg Sprinkle cap: None
GUIAFENESIN + CODEINE (ROBITUSSIN AC): AH ROBINS
Syrup: Per 5 ml: 2.2 ml of unknown percentage of sorbitol
GUIAFENESIN + DEXTROMETHORPHAN (ROBITUSSIN DM):
Syrup (UDL Labs): Per 5 ml: 2.24 grams sorbitol
Syrup (AH Robins): Per 5 ml: 2.9 grams glucose/fructose
IBUPROFEN (ADVIL): WYETH-AYERST/WHITEHALL
200 MG TAB: 163 MG
IBUPROFEN (MOTRIN): MCNEIL
Suspension (100 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 1.6 grams sucrose, < 80 mg
starch, < 0.6 grams glycerin
LONG'S SUPERTUSSIN CLEAR (guaifenesin 100mg/5ml):
made by Perrigo
no sorbitol, no fructose, no sucrose, no sodium, no alcohol, no dyes
glycerin: < 20%
LONG'S SUPERTUSSIN DM CLEAR(guaifenesin 100mg+dextromethorphan 15mg
per 5ml):
made by Perrigo
no sorbitol, no fructose, no sucrose, no sodium, no alcohol, no dyes
glycerin: < 20%
TUSSI-ORGANIDIN:
made by Wallace Labs
NR Liquid (codeine 10mg + guaifenesin 100mg per 5ml): sorbitol 140mg/ml
DM NR Liquid (dextromethorphan 10mg + guaifenesin 100mg per 5ml):
sorbitol 140mg/ml
plain Organidin NR Liquid (guaifenesin 100mg per 5ml): sorbitol 140mg/ml
plain Organidin NR Tablets (guaifenesin 200mg tablets): starch 94mg
SUDAFED (pseudoephedrine): BURROUGHS-WELLCOME
30 mg tab (red): 60 mg sodium starch glycolate, 60 mg sucrose,
60 mg cornstarch
ANTIBIOTICS
CEPHALOSPORINS
CEFACLOR (CECLOR): LILLY
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 10 mg modified cornstarch, 3000
mg sucrose
Suspension (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 10 mg modified cornstarch, 2800 mg
sucrose
250 mg cap: 35 mg cornstarch
500 mg cap: 69 mg cornstarch
CEFUROXIME: ALLEN AND HANBURYS
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3.214 grams sucrose
125 mg/250 mg tab: None
CEPHALEXIN (KEFLEX): BIOCRAFT LABORATORIES
250 mg/500 mg cap: None
CEFIXIME (SUPRAX) LEDERLE
Suspension (100 mg/5ml): Per 5 ml: 2.675 grams CHO
200 mg tablet: 60 mg starch
400 mg tabler: 120 mg starch
ANTITUBERCULARS
RIFAMPIN: MARION MERRELL DOW
150 mg cap: 55 mg starch
Suspension (10 mg/ml) - extemporaneously prepared by pharmacy with Humco
cherry syrup: Per 1 ml: 0.854 grams CHO
MACROLIDES
AZITHROMYCIN (ZITHROMAX): PFIZER
250 mg capsule: 151.55 mg lactose, 47 mg cornstarch
Suspension (100 mg/5 ml & 200 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3871.94 mg sucrose
CLARITHROMYCIN (BIAXIN): ABBOTT
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.7 grams sucrose
Suspension (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.28 grams sucrose
250 mg tab: 65 mg
500 mg tab: None
ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE (EES): ABBOTT
Suspension (200 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3.5 grams sucrose
Suspension (400 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3.5 grams sucrose
ERYPED (erythromycin ethylsuccinate)
Suspension (200 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3 grams
Suspension (400 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3 grams
Suspension (100 mg/2.5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3 grams sucrose
200 mg chewtab: 1.44 grams
ERYTHROMYCIN BASE FILMTAB
250 mg tab: 82.75 mg
500 mg tab: 317 mg
ERYTAB (erythromycin delayed release tablets)
250 mg tab: 88.7 mg
333 mg tab: 137 mg
500 mg tab: 183 mg
PCE DISPERSE TABLET (erythromycin particles in tablets)
333 mg tab: 150 mg
500 mg tab: None
PENICILLINS
AMOXICILLIN
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Warner Chilcott: Per 5 ml: 850 mg sucrose
(250 mg/5 ml): Warner Chilcott: Per 5 ml: 1.7 gm sucrose
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): SK&B: Per 5 ml: 1.67 grams sucrose
(250 mg/5 ml): SK&B: Per 5 ml: 1.84 grams sucrose
125 mg chewtab: SK&B: Ranges from 72.5 mg to 80.25 mg mannitol,
unknown amount of cornstarch
250 mg chewtab: SK&B: Ranges from 145 mg to 160.5 mg mannitol,
unknown amount of cornstarch
250 mg cap: SK&B: None
500 mg cap: SK&B: None
AMOXICILLIN WITH CLAVULANATE (AUGMENTIN): SMITH, KLINE, AND BEECHAM
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 516.28 mg mannitol
Suspension (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 619.42 mg mannitol
125 mg chewtab: 76 mg mannitol
250 mg chewtab: 153 mg mannitol
DICLOXACILLIN (DYNAPEN): BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Suspension (62.5 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.6 gm sucrose
PENICILLIN: WYETH-AYERST
Liquid (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.5 grams sucrose
Liquid (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3.3 grams sucrose
250 mg tab: 85 mg
500 mg tab: 2 mg
QUINOLONES
CIPROFLOXACIN: MILES, INC.
Tablets: 10% cornstarch (of total tablet weight)
250mg tablet: total weight ~ 400mg; CHO ~ 40mg
750mg tablet: total weight ~ 1150mg; CHO ~ 115mg
SULFONAMIDES
COTRIMOXAZOLE (SEPTRA, BACTRIM)
SMZ/TMP Suspension (Apothecon)
40 mg TMP/5 ml: sorbitol (unknown amount-significant percentage)
SMZ/TMP SS tablet (80 mg TMP): Schein: 25 mg cornstarch, 25 mg sodium
starch glycolate
SMZ/TMP DS tab (160 mg TMP) - Schein: 50 mg cornstarch, 50 mg Na starch
glycolate
MISC ABX
LORABID (Loracarbef):
Manufactured by Lilly
Suspension 100mg/5ml: Sucrose 3157.1mg/5ml
Suspension 200mg/5ml: Sucrose 3030.65mg/5ml
Capsules 200mg: Pregelatinized Starch 214mg/cap
Capsules 400mg: Pregelatinized Starch 110mg/cap
CLINDAMYCIN (CLEOCIN): UPJOHN
Suspension 75mg/5ml: Per 5ml: < 3 gm sucrose
75mg capsules: < 250mg lactose, unknown amount cornstarch
150mg capsules: < 350mg lactose, unknown amount cornstarch
300mg capsules: < 600mg lactose, unknown amount cornstarch
NITROFURANTOIN (MACRODANTIN): UDL
50mg capsules: 178mg lactose, 45mg cornstarch, 11.5mg talc
100mg capsules: 218mg lactose, 39mg cornstarch, 26mg talc
ANTICONVULSANTS
CARBAMAZEPINE (TEGRETOL): GEIGY
Suspension (100 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 0.85 grams sorbitol (70% USP
solution), 2.5 grams sucrose syrup
100 mg tab: 25.75 mg cornstarch, 249.95 mg sugar, 4 mg Na starch
glycolate
200 mg tab: 51.4 mg cornstarch
CLOBAZEM (FRISIUM): INVESTIGATIONAL
10 mg tab: 72 mg lactose, 33 mg cornstarch
CLONAZEPAM (KLONOPIN): ROCHE
0.5 mg tab: 120 mg lactose
1 mg tab: 120 mg lactose
2 mg tab: 120 mg lactose
CLORAZAPATE (TRANXENE): ABBOTT
3.75 mg tab: none
7.5 mg tab: none
15 mg tab: none
DIAZEPAM (VALIUM):
2mg and 5mg tablets: made by Lederle but distrib by UDL Laboratories
no starches, no sugars
5mg/5ml oral solution: made by Roxane
sorbitol 1gm/5ml
no starches, no sugars
trace alcohol for flavoring (0.5% or less)
ETHOTOIN (PEGANONE): ABBOTT
250 mg tab: 60 mg lactose
500 mg tab: 97 mg lactose
FELBAMATE (FELBATOL): WALLACE
Suspension (600 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 1500 mg sorbitol
400 mg tab: 87 mg pregelatinous starch, 40 mg lactose
600 mg tab: 130 mg starch, 60 mg lactose
GABAPENTIN (NEURONTIN): PARKE-DAVIS
100 mg cap: 14.25 mg lactose, 10 mg starch
300 mg cap: 42.75 mg lactose, 30 mg starch
400 mg cap: 57 mg lactose, 40 mg starch
LAMOTRIGINE (LAMICTAL): BURROUGHS-WELLCOME
25 mg tab: 24.8 mg lactose, 2.5 mg Na starch glycolate
Fat content: 0.4 mg magnesium stearate
100 mg tab: 99 mg lactose, 10 mg Na starch glycolate
Fat content: 1.6 mg magnesium stearate
150 mg tab: 148.7 mg lactose, 15 mg Na starch glycolate
Fat content: 2.4 mg magnesium stearate
200 mg tab: 123.4 mg lactose, 15 mg Na starch glycolate
Fat content: 2.4 mg magnesium stearate
LORAZEPAM (ATIVAN): WYETH-AYERST
0.5 mg tab: 33.8 mg lactose
1 mg tab: 67.6 mg lactose
2 mg tab: 83 mg lactose
IV (2 mg/ml, 4 mg/ml): None
NITRAZEPAM (MOGADON) - INVESTIGATIONAL
5 mg tab: 54.4 mg carbohydrate
PHENOBARBITAL: RUGBY (ELIXIR), UDL LABS (TABLETS)
Elixir (20 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.82 grams glycerin, 0.64 grams sucrose
15 mg tab: 40.66 mg lactose, 15.83 mg starch powder, 8.8 mg
pregelatinous starch
30 mg tab: 21.43 mg starch powder, 53.07 mg lactose, 15.5 mg
pregelatinous starch
60 mg tab: 17.9 mg starch powder, 36 mg lactose, 27.2 mg
pregelatinous starch
PHENYTOIN (DILANTIN): PARKE-DAVIS
Suspension (125 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 1.04 grams sugar
30 mg cap: 75 mg sugar, 75 mg lactose
50 mg chewtab: 475 mg confectioner's sugar
100 mg cap: 60 mg sugar, 60 mg lactose
PRIMIDONE (MYSOLINE): WYETH-AYERST
Suspension (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: None
50 mg tab: 27.7 mg lactose, 4.4 mg Na starch glycolate
250 mg tab: 22.4 mg lactose, 12 mg Na starch glycolate
VALPROIC ACID (DEPAKENE, DEPAKOTE): ABBOTT
Syrup (250 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 3 grams sucrose, 0.57 grams sorbitol,
0.75 grams glycerin
125 mg tab: 25 mg starch
250 mg tab: 50 mg starch
500 mg tab: 100 mg starch
Sprinkle (125 mg, 250 mg): Contains gelatin only (unknown amount)
VIGABATRIN (SABRIL) - INVESTIGATIONAL
500 mg tablets: 14 mg sodium starch glycolate
Solution used in Protocol 0118: Information not available since patients
cannot be on ketogenic diet and on a Vigabatrin protocol and the solutions
are not available in England
ASTHMA/RESPIRATORY AGENTS
ALBUTEROL (PROVENTIL): SCHERING
2 mg tab, 4 mg tab: cornstarch, lactose (unknown amt - proprietary info)
4 mg Repetab: cornstarch, lactose, sugar (unknown amt-proprietary info)
Syrup (2 mg/5 ml): no carbohydrate (contains saccharin)
THEOPHYLLINE
THEO-DUR: KEY
100mg capsules: confectioner's sugar, cornstarch, lactose (unknown)
300mg capsules: lactose (unknown amount - proprietary info)
SLO-BID: RHONE-POULENC RORER
100mg capsules: 30mg sucrose, 9mg cornstarch, gelatin capsule
300mg capsules: 89mg sucrose, 26mg cornstarch, gelatin capsule
GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS
CIMETIDINE (TAGAMET): SMITH, KLINE, AND BEECHAM
Liquid (300 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 2.52 grams carbohydrate
300 mg tab: 10 mg starch, 15 mg Na starch glycolate
CISAPRIDE (PROPULSID): JANSENN (based on 1000 mg = 4 kcal CHO)
Suspension (1 mg/ml): Per 10 ml: 15.42 kcal = 3.855 gm CHO (sorbitol)
10 mg tab: 0.5856 kcal = 146 mg CHO (mainly lactose/starch)
20 mg tab: 1.1711 kcal = 293 mg CHO (mainly lactose/starch)
DOCUSATE SODIUM (COLACE): UDL/CHASE LABORATORIES
Solution (10 mg/ml): Per 1 ml: 0.224 grams carbohydrate
100 mg cap: Less than 0.5 mg
LACTAID LIQUID DROPS:
no carbohydrates (just enzyme, glycerin, and water)
LACTAID CAPLETS:
mannitol + cellulose + dextrose: < 330mg/caplet
LACTULOSE: ROXANE
Solution (10 gm/15 ml): Per 15 ml: less than 1.6 gm galactose,
less than 1.2 gm lactose,
1.2 gm or less of other sugars
MILK OF MAGNESIA (PHILLIP'S BRAND)
Regular, unflavored: None
METOCLOPRAMIDE (REGLAN): ROBINS
Syrup (5 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 1.75 grams sorbitol, 1 ml glycerin,
imitation flavorings (chocolate, cherry-berry, custard) with
unknown amount of sugar
5 mg tab: 100 mg lactose, 5 mg pregelatinized starch
10 mg tab: 100 mg mannitol
IV (5 mg/ml): None
RANTIDINE (ZANTAC): GLAXO
Syrup (75 mg/5 ml): 10 kcal/10 ml
150/300 mg tab: None
SIMETHICONE (MYLICON): ALTAIRE PHARMACEUTICALS
Drops (40 mg/0.6 ml): None
SUCRALFATE (CARAFATE): MARION MERRELL DOW
1 gram tab: < 200 mg carbohydrate (OR)
< 1 kcal cornstarch and < 1 kcal crystalline microcellulose Suspension
(1 gm/10 ml): Per 10 ml: < 2.6 gram carbohydrate (OR)
< 10 kcal sorbitol and < 10 kcal
glycerin
TITRALAC REGULAR STRENGTH TABLETS:
cornstarch: 68.2mg/tablet
TITRALAC EXTRA STRENGTH TABLETS:
cornstarch: 122mg/tablet
TITRALAC PLUS FORMULA TABLETS:
cornstarch: 55mg/tablet
TITRALAC PLUS FORMULA LIQUID:
carbohydrates: < 0.005mg/10ml
sorbitol: 0.014mg/10ml
MISCELLANEOUS
BACLOFEN (LIORESAL): GEIGY
10 mg tab: 60 mg starch
20 mg tab: 120 mg starch
CHLORAL HYDRATE: RUGBY (MANUFACTURED BY R.P. SCHERER)
500 mg gel cap: no carbohydrate (glycerin < 0.16gm)
CHLORAL HYDRATE (AQUA-CHLORAL): POLYMEDICA PHARMACEUTICALS
325 mg suppository: no carbohydrate (contains polyethylene glycol)
CYPROHEPTADINE: MERCK
Syrup (2 mg/5 ml): Per 5 ml: 1.25 grams sucrose
4 mg tab: 124.6 mg starch/lactose
CONJUGATED ESTROGENS (PREMARIN): WYETH-AYERST
0.625 mg tab: 98.1 mg lactose
GLYCOPYRROLATE (ROBINOL): A.H. ROBINS
1 mg tab: 95 mg lactose, 8 mg sodium starch glycolate
2 mg tab (Robinul-Forte): 165.75 mg lactose, 12.5 mg sodium starch
glycolate
0.2 mg/ml injection: no carbohydrate
NORGESTIMATE/ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (ORTHO-CYCLEN): ORTHO
Tablet: < 1 cal CHO (< 250mg/tablet)
ORAL POLIO VACCINE (Lederle Praxis):
Suspension: 0.15 grams sorbitol/dose (dose = 0.5 ml)
PROPRANOLOL: WYETH-AYERST
10 mg tab: 82.779 mg lactose
PAIN MEDICATIONS
CODEINE:
oral solution 3mg/ml: made by Roxane
sorbitol--unknown amount
15mg, 30mg, 60mg tablets: made by Roxane
cornstarch--unknown amount
IV 30mg/ml: none
TYLENOL w/ CODEINE ELIXIR:
manufactured by Mc Neil
sucrose: 3gm/5ml
TYLENOL w/ CODEINE #3 TABLET: MCNEIL
300 mg acetaminophen/30 mg codein: <60 mg
TYLENOL w/ CODEINE #2 TABLET: MCNEIL
300 mg acetaminophen/15 mg codein: <60 mg
VISCOUS LIDOCAINE 2%: ROXANE
no carbohydrates (contains saccharin)
SUPPLEMENTS (ELECTROLYTES, MINERALS, VITAMINS)
ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C): distributed by UDL, manufactured by Nutro
Labs
250 mg tablet: none
BICITRA ORAL SOLUTION (sodium 1meq + bicarb 1 meq per one ml):
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
no carbohydrates
CALCIUM CALTRATE
600 mg tab: None
CAL-MAG
Whole Life, contains no CHO or PRO, 2kcals/TBSP from fat
FERROUS SULFATE
FER IN SOL DROPS (SCHEIN)
Per 1 ml: 0.16 grams sorbitol, 0.27 grams sugar
FLOURIDE DROPS
Fluoritab Drops: Fluoritab Corporation: None
Karidium Drops: Lorvic Corporation: None
Luride Drops: Colgate Pharmaceuticals: Sorbitol, peach fruit essence,
Magnasweet 110 - Company will not release exact quantities (considered
proprietary info)
LEVOCARNITINE: SIGMA-TAU
Solution (100 mg/ml): 47.7 mg sucrose
330 mg tab: None
IV (1000 mg/5 ml): None
MULTIVITAMINS
BUGS BUNNY SUGAR FREE WITH IRON
Tablet: 100mg carbohydrate
CENTRUM JR + FE
Tablet: 444 mg sorbitol/sucrose
FLINSTONE'S MULTIVITAMINS
Tablet: 300 mg CHO
ONE A DAY MAXIMUM
Tablet: 18 mg Fe/15 mg cornstarch
POLY-VI-SOL DROPS:
no sugar
POLY-VI-SOL DROPS WITH IRON:
no sugar
VI-DAYLIN DROPS (contain same vitamins as Poly-Vi-Sol Drops):
no sugar
VI-DAYLIN DROPS WITH IRON (contain same vitamins as Poly-Vi-Sol Drops
with IRON):
no sugar
NEO-CALGLUCON (Calcium Glubionate 1.8gm/5ml = elemental calcium 115mg/5ml):
Manufactured by Sandoz
Sucrose: 105mg/ml
Sorbitol: 82mg/ml
NEUTRA-PHOS PACKETS (phosphorus 250mg + sodium 164mg + potassium 7.1meq):
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
no carbohydrates
NEUTRA-PHOS-K PACKETS (phosphorus 250mg + potassium 14.25meq):
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
no carbohydrates
POLYCITRA SYRUP (potassium 1meq+sodium 1meq+bicarb 2meq per one ml):
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
sucrose: 0.450gm/ml
saccharin: 0.375mg/ml
POLYCITRA-LC SYRUP (potassium 1meq+sodium 1meq+bicarb 2meq per one
ml):
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
sugar-free solution for patients on low-carbohydrate diet
no carbohydrates
POLYCITRA-K:
made by Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals
Per unit dose packet for recon (3300 mg K, 1002 mg citric acid): None
POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS
RUM K SYRUP (2 meq/ml): Per 5 ml: 0.54 grams sorbitol, 1.72 grams
glycerin
KAOCHLOR: Per 5 ml: None
PYRIDOXINE (VITAMIN B-6): RUGBY
25 mg tab: None
50 mg tab: None
100 mg tab: None
VITAMIN A (AQUASOL A): ASTRA
25,000 IU capsules: 70 mg glycerol
50,000 IU capsules: 108 mg glycerol
ZINC SULFATE (ORAZINC): MERICON
100 mg capsule: 375 mg dextrose, 10.5 mg cornstarch
220 mg capsule: 159 mg lactose, 120 mg conrstarch
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOUNDING AGENTS
CHERRY SYRUP: HUMCO
Per ml: 0.82-0.85 grams carbohydrate
RASPBERRY SYRUP: HUMCO
Per ml: 0.82-0.85 grams carbohydrate
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