BRAND NAME = GRAVET I.V
COMPOSITION = MANNITOL 10GM + GLYCERIN 10 GM INFUSION
PACKING = 100ML
EXERTS AN OSMOTIC DRAW FOR WATER & OTHER SALTS
PRODUCES BENEFICIALS EFFECT ON MORTALITY WHEN COMPARED TO PENTOBARBITAL TREATMENT FOR RAISED ICP
MAINTAINS HIGH URINE OUTPUT ( 2L/DAY ) IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL FAILURE
PROMOTES URINARY EXCRETION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE
INDICATION = URINARY EXCERTION OF TOXIC MATERIALS
CEREBRAL OEDEMA / HIGH INDRAOCULAR PRESSURE /
ACUTE REMAL FAILURE / HIGH INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
