Water for injection
 Sterile water for injection | |
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| Formula | H2O |
Water for injection is
Side effects and mechanisms
The primary use of sterile water for injection is as an ingredient for
In the UK, some hospitals offer subcutaneous injections of water directly for treating back pain in labour. It is controversial, with some claiming it is pseudoscience.[7] Because sterile water is not isotonic, its injection causes acute pain.[8] One purported mechanism of action is to induce acute local pain to compete directly with diffuse back pain through a mechanism called diffuse noxious inhibitory control; another hypothesis is instead that the acute pain releases endorphins.[8] A review and meta-analysis in 2009 found the benefits of its use inconclusive.[8]
History and culture
It is on the
Other names
Water for injection is also known as aqua ad iniectabilia or aqua ad injectionem.
References
- ^ "<1231> Water for Pharmaceutical Purposes" (PDF). hmc.usp.org. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ISBN 9789241547659.
- ^ a b c d "Sterile Water for Injection - FDA prescribing information, side effects and uses". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Water for Injection - FDA prescribing information, side effects and uses". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780203644478. Archivedfrom the original on 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Sterile Water for Injection, USP" (PDF). Baxter Corporation. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. September 2014.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ S2CID 19914146.
- hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
- hdl:10665/345533. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2021.02.
External links
- "Water for Pharmaceutical Use". Inspection Technical Guides. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 27 August 2014.
- "Guideline on the quality of water for pharmaceutical use (draft)" (PDF). 4 Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). European Medicines Agency (EMA). 13 November 2018.
- "Water for injection". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 16 December 2022.
