cysteine hydrochloride

FDA Drug Profile — CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Drug Details

Generic Name
cysteine hydrochloride
Brand Names
CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Application Number
NDA212535
Sponsor
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
NDC Codes
1
Dosage Forms
INJECTION
Routes
INTRAVENOUS
Active Ingredients
CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Indications and Usage

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ELCYS ® is indicated for use as an additive to amino acid solutions to meet the nutritional requirements of newborn infants requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN); and of adult and pediatric patients with severe liver disease who may have impaired enzymatic processes and require TPN. It can also be added to amino acid solutions to provide a more complete profile of amino acids for protein synthesis. ELCYS ® is a sulfur-containing amino acid indicated to meet the nutritional requirements of newborn infants requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN); and of adult and pediatric patients with severe liver disease who may have impaired enzymatic processes and require TPN. It can also be added to amino acid solutions to provide a more complete profile of amino acids for protein synthesis. ( 1 )