Chemicals and Drugs

Saline Solution

A crystalloid solution that contains 9.0g of SODIUM CHLORIDE per liter of water. It has a variety of uses, including: as a CONTACT LENS SOLUTION, in OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS and NASAL LAVAGE, in wound irrigation, and for FLUID THERAPY.

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Abstract

A crystalloid solution that contains 9.0g of SODIUM CHLORIDE per liter of water. It has a variety of uses, including: as a CONTACT LENS SOLUTION, in OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS and NASAL LAVAGE, in wound irrigation, and for FLUID THERAPY.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • 0.9% NaCl
  • 0.9% Saline
  • Normal Saline
  • Saline, 0.9%
  • Saline, Normal

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

2019; use SODIUM CHLORIDE 1978-2018

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  1. D26.776w.498.500.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saline Solution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077330. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077330
  2. Saline Solution. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_(medicine)
  3. Saline Solution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275792