Albumin Pharmacology
Albumin
Absorption: Administered intravenously
Metabolism: Metabolised in the body
Excretion: Excreted through urine
2.Nausea, Vomiting
3.Increased salivation
4.Fever and chills
5.Vascular overload
6.Haemodilution and Pulmonary oedema
2.Severe anaemia
3.History of hypersensitivity
4.Parenteral nutrition
2.Kidney disease
3.Liver problems
4.Blood disorders
5.Anemia
6.Allergies (especially to protein)
2.Hypoproteinaemia
3.Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia
Adult: Initially, 25 g of albumin, adjusted according to patient's response. Usual rates of infusion: Up to 5 ml/minute (5% solution) or 1-2 ml/minute (20% solution).
Child: Up to 1 g/kg, adjusted according to patient's response. Usual rates of infusion: Up to 5 ml/minute (5% solution) or 1-2 ml/minute (20% solution).
Intravenous
Hypoproteinaemia
Adult: Up to 2 g/kg daily. Usual rates of infusion: Up to 5 ml/minute (5% solution) or 1-2 ml/minute (20% solution).
Intravenous
Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia
Child: 1 g/kg of albumin before exchange transfusion. Usual rates of infusion: Up to 5 ml/minute (5% solution) or 1-2 ml/minute (20% solution).
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Home Delivery for Albumin in Your City
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However, we do publish a comprehensive directory of Pharmacies, Chemists and Druggists in cities all over India. You can use this directory to find the medicine stores in your city (or area) that provide home delivery services for albumin and other medicines and health products. Home delivery services for albumin may be free or they may cost you depending on the pharmacy and the minimum order requirements. It would be best to get this clarified while placing the order.
Please be aware that you should take albumin only if a doctor has recommended or prescribed it. Some or all pharmacies who provide a home delivery service for medicines might insist on a prescription for albumin before they complete the sale. You can get this information while placing the order for albumin with the pharmacy.
Albumin is a generic medicine name and there are several brands available for it. Some of the brands for albumin might be better known than albumin itself. If the pharmacy that's willing to deliver medicines to your home doesn't have albumin in stock, you can ask for one of the branded alternatives for albumin.
