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 )