Patient info

B05BB Solutions affecting the electrolyte balance

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: drips and solutions given into a vein

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 32 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. B Blood and blood forming organ drugs 1,013 medicines
    1. B05 Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions 194 medicines
      1. B05B IV solutions used in parenteral administration of fluids, electrolytes and nutrients 103 medicines
        1. B05BB Solutions affecting the electrolyte balance 32 medicines
          1. B05BB01 electrolytes 12 medicines
          2. B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates 20 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
0.9% Sodium Chloride intravenous infusion solution SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
5% Glucose intravenous infusion solution SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Calcium Gluconate 10% w/v injection BP SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) Prescription only (POM)
Calcium Gluconate injection B.P. 10% SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) Prescription only (POM)
Glucose 10% intravenous infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Hartmanns solution SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Maintelyte solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Minorsol solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Nacl 0.45% w/v, KCL 0.15% w/v & Glucose 5% w/v IV infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v & Glucose 10% w/v solution for infusion BP SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) Prescription only (POM)
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v & Glucose 5% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v & Sodium Chloride 0.9% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v & Sodium Chloride 0.9% w/v solution for infusion - BP SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v and Glucose 5% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 0.15% w/v and Sodium Chloride 0.9 % w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Potassium Chloride 0.3% w/v & Glucose 5% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 0.3% w/v and Glucose 5% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 0.3% w/v and Sodium Chloride 0.9% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Potassium Chloride 0.3%, Sodium Chloride 0.18% & Glucose 4% SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Potassium Chloride 2.98% w/v and Sodium Chloride 0.9% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Ringers solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –
Sodium Chloride 0.18% & Glucose 4% solution for infusion BP SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 10% intravenous infusion SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% infusion BP Polyfusor as Steriflex NO. 18 or Freeflex SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride 0.18% and Glucose 4% intravenous infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride 0.45 % w/v and Glucose 5.0 % w/v solution for infusion BP SPC not available (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride 0.45% and Glucose 5% intravenous infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride 0.45%w/v & Glucose 2.5% w/v solution for infusion BP SPC (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) Prescription only (POM)
Sodium Chloride 0.9% and Glucose 5% solution for infusion SPC no longer supplied (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride 0.9% and Glucose 5% solution for infusion BP SPC no longer supplied (B05BB02 electrolytes with carbohydrates) –
Sodium Chloride Grifols 0 9% w/v solution for infusion SPC (B05BB01 electrolytes) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group B05BB

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