Icodextrin

Icodextrin
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Intraperitoneal
ATC code
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability40% in 12 hours
MetabolismAlpha-amylase
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
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Chemical and physical data
Formula(C6H10O5)n
Molar mass13–19 kg/mol
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Icodextrin (INN, USAN) is a colloid osmotic agent, derived from maltodextrin,[1] used in form of an aqueous solution for peritoneal dialysis under the trade name Extraneal,[2] and after gynecological laparoscopic surgery for the reduction of post-surgical adhesions (fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs) under the trade name Adept.[3]

  1. ^ American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine (2005). Clinical evidence, Issue 14. BMJ Pub. Group. p. 1046.
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