Calcium chloride 14.7% solution for injection 10ml vials
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
Calcium chloride is an ionic compound of calcium and chlorine.
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Similarity is based on WHO Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification and on a factual NHS dm+d therapeutic-grouping code prefix. Source data: NHS dm+d via TRUD (OGL v3.0), WHO ATC/DDD Index.
Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NICE clinical guidance(7)
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SNOMED CT and dm+d codes from NHS TRUD (Technology Reference data Update Distribution), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. BNF code shown is the factual mapping value distributed by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) in the dm+d supplementary file under OGL v3.0; it is not affiliated with, nor licensed from, the publishers of the British National Formulary. ATC codes from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (whocc.no).
Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Academic studies and reviews for this medicine's active substance
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 1 · Randomised trials: 2 · 1970–2024
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Shangyu Dang, Shengjie Feng, Jason Tien, et al.
Nature, 2017
- Cryoelectron Microscopy
- Anoctamin-1
- Anions
Zhenguo Shi, M. Geiker, K. D. Weerdt, et al.
Cement and Concrete Research, 2017
C. Paulino, V. Kalienkova, Andy K. M. Lam, et al.
Nature, 2017
A. Noushini, A. Castel, J. Aldred, et al.
Cement & Concrete Composites, 2020
Yige Zhou, Hongshun Yang
Food chemistry, 2019
Wei‐Biao Ye, Müslüm Arıcı
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024
Iorio-Siciliano V, Marasca D, Mauriello L, et al.
2024
- Calcium Chloride
- Spermidine
- Gels
Elkenany S, Alseoudy MM, Elshehawi ME, et al.
2024
- Calcium Chloride
- Neostigmine
- Anesthesia Recovery Period
M. Babaee, A. Castel
Cement and Concrete Research, 2016
Jingjiang Liu, Yuanfu Deng, Xuehui Li, et al.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2015
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
Calcium chloride in water dissociates to provide calcium (Ca2+) and chloride (Cl-) ions.
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
1 target
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Metabolism
80%
Elimination
80%
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
Known interactions with other medications. Always consult a healthcare professional.
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
Binding of one copper ion does not interfere with calcium binding. Required for the copper-dependent stress-induced export of IL1A and FGF1. The calcium-free protein binds to lipid vesicles containing phosphatidylserine, but not to vesicles containing phosphatidylcholine (By similarity)
ATC A12AA07
ATC A11GB01
ATC G04BA03
ATC B05XA07
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Calcium chloride
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
51
ChemSpider
23237
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:10490
GenAtlas
S100A13
GeneCards
S100A13
GenBank Gene Database
X99920
GenBank Protein Database
1694828
UniProt Accession
S10AD_HUMAN
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Molecular structure
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