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Ringer's Lactate Solution

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Indications

Diarrhea

Ringer's Lactate Solution is used for diarrhea, dehydration, water and electrolytes imbalance, diabetic coma and cholera. It also works as an alkalinizing agent. Doctors very often use it for fluid resuscitation after blood loss from trauma, surgery or a burn injury. The reason it suits these situations is the lactate. When the liver metabolises lactate, the by-products counteract acidosis. Acidosis is a chemical imbalance that occurs with acute fluid loss or renal failure, and Ringer's Lactate Solution helps correct it.

⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Ringer's Lactate Solution is Pregnancy Category C. Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus, and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans. Even so, the possible benefits may justify using the medicine in pregnant women despite the possible risks.

Nursing mothers: it is not known whether this medicine passes into human milk. Many drugs do pass into human milk, so caution should be taken when 5% Dextrose in Lactated Ringer's Injection is given to a nursing woman.

⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Dosage Reference

⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.

Adults: The IV dose of Ringer's lactate solution is usually worked out from the estimated fluid loss and the presumed fluid deficit. For fluid resuscitation, the usual rate is 20 to 30 ml/kg body weight/hour. Ringer's lactate (RL) is not suitable for maintenance therapy, meaning maintenance fluids. Its sodium content (130 mEq/L) is considered too low, particularly for children, and its potassium content (4 mEq/L) is too low for the daily electrolyte requirement. Also, because the lactate is converted into bicarbonate, long-term use will make patients alkalotic. Ringer's lactate and other crystalloids are also used as vehicles for giving drugs by IV. In a large-volume resuscitation over several hours, LRS keeps the blood pH more stable than normal saline does.