calcium gluconate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of calcium gluconate
First recorded in 1880–85; glucon(ic acid) + -ate 2
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One afternoon, a fellow worshiper from Ji’an Mosque came to Dr. Ma’s home for an intravenous drip of calcium gluconate, a mineral supplement.
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Another facility, DynaLabs in Missouri, tested and reported that a calcium gluconate solution, made by Texas-based Specialty Compounding, was safe and effective.
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These infections are believed to be linked to the patients' calcium gluconate injections from Specialty Compounding, LLC in Cedar Park, Texas – about 20 miles north of Austin.
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The patients developed bacterial infections in their bloodstreams from infusions of calcium gluconate made by Specialty Compounding of Cedar Park, the said.
From New York Times
Calcium gluconate typically helps patients that have low calcium levels.
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