RG Kar Medical College limits Mannitol Injection use after doctors raise safety concerns
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Kolkata: Following the tragic death of a 21-year-old woman at Midnapore Medical College and Hospital due to expired intravenous fluid, several doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have raised concern regarding the safety of a new drug - Mannitol injection alleging that it could potentially threaten patients' safety. Acting on this, the authorities of the medical college have decided to restrict the use of this particular injection as a precautionary measure.
Mannitol is an antihypertensive agent belonging to Osmosis Diuretics. It is used to force urine production in people with acute kidney failure. It treats pressure and swelling from heart, kidney, or liver disease and also treats swelling around the brain or eyes.
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As per a Millennium Post news report, this drug is important for the treatment of cardiac patients. It is applied on the patient in the golden hour in case of cardiac arrest or brain stroke patients.
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