Dextrose 50% side effects by duration, gender and age - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Side effects are reported by people who take Dextrose 50%. Common side effects include status epilepticus among females and vomiting among males.
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43 people who take Dextrose 50% and have side effects are studied.
What is Dextrose 50%?
Dextrose 50% has active ingredients of dextrose. eHealthMe is studying from 44 Dextrose 50% users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
Number of Dextrose 50% reports submitted per year:

Dextrose 50% side effects by time on the drug*:
< 1 month:
- Hyperkalaemia (damage to or disease of the kidney)
- Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
- Septic shock (shock due to blood infection)
1 - 6 months:
n/a
6 - 12 months:
n/a
1 - 2 years:
n/a
2 - 5 years:
n/a
5 - 10 years:
n/a
10+ years:
n/a
not specified:
- Anxiety
- Blindness
- Blood bicarbonate decreased
- Blood magnesium decreased
- Blood pressure decreased
- Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
- Death
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Drug administration error
- Enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine)
Dextrose 50% side effects by gender *:
female:
- Status epilepticus (a life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizure)
- Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
- Abdominal discomfort
- Anion gap increased
- Anxiety
- Blood bicarbonate decreased
- Blood pressure decreased
- Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
male:
- Vomiting
- Acute myeloid leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts)
- Injection site vesicles (fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac at injection site)
- Neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour)
- Pneumonia
- Renal tubular necrosis (death of kidney tubules)
- Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
- Staphylococcus test positive
- Urinary tract infection
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
Dextrose 50% side effects by age (0-1 to 60+) *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Anion gap increased
30-39:
- Status epilepticus (a life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizure)
- Blood bicarbonate decreased
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is high concentrations of ketone bodies)
- Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding gastrointestinal tract)
40-49:
- Blood pressure decreased
- Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
- Pain
- Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
50-59:
- Anxiety
- Blood magnesium decreased
60+:
- Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
- Drug administration error
- Hyperkalaemia (damage to or disease of the kidney)
- Injection site vesicles (fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac at injection site)
- Neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour)
- Pneumonia
- Renal tubular necrosis (death of kidney tubules)
- Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
- Staphylococcus test positive
- Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Dextrose 50%?
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How the study uses the data?
The study is based on dextrose (the active ingredients of Dextrose 50%) and Dextrose 50% (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.
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Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Dextrose 50%:
- Dextrose 50% (44 reports)
All Dextrose 50% side effects from A to Z:
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