Pentagastrin Solution
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Uses
- Anacidity (diagnosis)—Pentagastrin is indicated as a diagnostic aid for evaluation of gastric acid secretory function. It is effective in testing for anacidity (achlorhydria) in patients with suspected pernicious anemia, atrophic gastritis, or gastric carcinoma. It is also effective in determining the reduction in acid output after operations for peptic ulcer, such as vagotomy or gastric resection.
- Hypersecretory conditions, gastric (diagnosis)—Pentagastrin is indicated as a diagnostic aid in testing for gastric hypersecretion in patients with suspected duodenal ulcer or postoperative stomal ulcer, and for the diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison tumor
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Other Information
Pentagastrin, a diagnostic aid, is supplied as a sterile solution (1.1 ml/5 ml vial) containing:
- 250 micrograms Pentagastrin per ml
- 0.8 mg Methylparaben and 0.2 mg Propylparaben per mL
- 0.9 mg sodium chloride per mL
- pH 8
Sources
Pentagastrin Solution Manufacturers
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Anazaohealth Corporation
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Pentagastrin Solution | Anazaohealth Corporation
The intravenous infusion dose has ranged from 0.1 to 12 mcg (0.0001 to 0.012 mg) per kg of body weight per hour administered in a 0.9% sodium chloride injection. It can also be used as a subcutaneous injection for gastric function study with a dose of 6 mcg (0.006 mg) per kg of body weight.
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