Prescription medicine
Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients
Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 1979. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 13, 2020, Baxter Healthcare Company); the NDA 17484 record on Drugs@FDA; every dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of February 13, 2020; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usage5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No.
Forms and strengths
- 5 g/100ml / 260 mg/100ml / 141 mg/100ml / 31 mg/100ml / 20 mg/100ml / 12 mg/100ml
Injection.
On the market
- Earliest approval on file
- February 2, 1979 Dextrose 5% And Electrolyte No. 48 In Plastic Container, Baxter Hlthcare; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- Not in the survey
- Shortage (FDA)
- No current entry
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- No recall recorded
- FAERS reports
- 3 through July 30, 2026
What is dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients used for?
From the label: indications and usage5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 1, USP) is indicated as a source of water, electrolytes, and calories or as an alkalinizing agent.
FDA pharmacologic class: Osmotic Laxative and Potassium Salt.
Source: FDA drug label (Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48), Baxter Healthcare Company, effective February 13, 2020 (SPL set b283a454-0c20-4fbf-92d3-dae1f3cd3cad), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients?
No generic dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
- 1979 earliest approval on file
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What does the dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients label say about other medicines?
The dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients label names 4 other medicines in its interaction, contraindication or warning sections. The sentences are the labels' own; a label lists what its studies and reports found, not every interaction.
| Medicine named | Section | What the label says |
|---|---|---|
| Corticotropin | drug interactions | Avoid use of 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 1, USP) in patients receiving such products, such as corticosteroids or corticotropin. |
| Cyclosporine | drug interactions | … sparing diuretics, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, or the immunosuppressants tacrolimus and cyclosporine. |
| Lithium | drug interactions | Lithium Renal clearance of lithium may be increased during administration of 5% Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes and Dextrose Injection, Type 1, USP). |
| Tacrolimus | drug interactions | … potassium sparing diuretics, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, or the immunosuppressants tacrolimus and cyclosporine. |
Check dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients against other medicines
Source: FDA drug label (Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48), Baxter Healthcare Company, effective February 13, 2020 (SPL set b283a454-0c20-4fbf-92d3-dae1f3cd3cad), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What do FAERS reports show for dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 3 reports that list dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 0 are coded as a death and 3 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What next?
- Other osmotic laxatives
- the pharmacologic class, with prices and generics
- Dextrose, magnesium chloride and 4 other ingredients side effects
- the label's list beside FAERS reports
- Check an interaction
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