Description medications: ammonium chloride (Ammonii chloridum)

Ammonium chloride (Ammonii chloridum).

Synonyms: Ammonium chloride, "ammonia", Acidamon, Ammonium shloratum, Amoshlor.

White crystalline, slightly hygroscopic powder, odorless; "Curdling" salty taste; It disappears when bulbs. Easily soluble in cold water (1: 3), more easily - in hot water (1: 1, 3).

Ammonium chloride has a diuretic effect; together with the acid-forming agent as ammonium chloride is an effective means for correcting alkalosis. Easily soaked from the gastrointestinal tract, the drug is converted in the liver into urea in this reaction HCl is produced: 2NH 4 Cl + H 2 CO 3 ~ CO (NH 2) 2 + 2HCl + 2H 2 O. In this regard, ammonium chloride etim6 used in metabolic alkalosis, including in cases hypochloremic alkalosis, soprovozhdayuoego effects of some diuretics.

The diuretic effect of ammonium chloride due to the fact that in the process of compensation of acidosis is mobilized and excreted by the kidneys, sodium, detained in the interstitial fluid, the appropriate amount of water is released at the same time.

The diuretic action of ammonium chloride with repeated use gradually decreases. After 24 - 48 h sodium excretion in connection with compensatory responses of the body starts to decrease, and after 5 - 7 days diuretic effect ceases; continued taking the drug does not cause diuretic effect.

As diuretic ammonium chloride is sometimes prescribed for edema of cardiac origin.

Inside (after eating) as 2, 5 - 5% of an aqueous solution or powder in capsules of 3 - 5 days with a break. The daily dose for adults 8 - 12 grams (in divided doses).

Ammonium chloride also has expectorant effect and is used in bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. Assign into adults and 0.2 -.. 0.5 g, children - 0.1 - 0.25 g per reception 3 - 5 times a day. Take as a powder or in capsules of 0.5 - 2 5% solution.

When receiving ammonium chloride may appear stomach irritation, nausea, vomiting. To reduce dyspeptic symptoms the drug should be taken after meals.

You should not assign the drug in acute renal lesions because of the possibility of an uncompensated acidosis.

Product: powder.

Storage: a well-sealed glass jars in a dry place.

Rp .: Sol. Ammonii shloridi 2, 200 ml of 5%

DS At 4 tablespoons 5 times a day for 3 - 4 days

Rp .: Inf. rad. Althaeae 6, 0: 180 ml

Ammonii chloridi 3 0

Sir. Liquiritiae AD 200 ml

MDS After 3 hours, 1 tablespoon (expectorant)

Rp .: Ammonii chloridi 0,5 (5, 0)

Sir. Liquiritiae 2 ml

AQ. destill. 100 ml

MDS