Zinc sulfate (medical use)

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This article is about the use of zinc sulfate as a medication. For the chemical compound, see Zinc sulfate.
Zinc sulfate
Chemical model
Clinical data
Pronunciationzink SUL fate
Trade namesSolvazinc, Micro-Zn, others
AHFS/Drugs.comProfessional Drug Facts
License data
Routes of
administration		By mouth, intravenous
Drug classTrace element
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • Zinc sulfate
JSmol)
  • [O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
  • InChI=1S/H2O4S.Zn/c1-5(2,3)4;/h(H2,1,2,3,4);/q;+2/p-2
  • Key:NWONKYPBYAMBJT-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Zinc sulfate is used medically as a

injection into a vein.[1]

Side effects may include

essential mineral in people as well as other animals.[4]

The medical use of

over the counter.[1][3]

Medical uses

The use of zinc sulfate supplements together with oral rehydration therapy decreases the number of bowel movements and the time until the diarrhea stops.[2] Its use in this situation is recommended by the World Health Organization.[2]

There is some evidence zinc is effective in reducing hepatic and neurological symptoms of Wilson's disease.[9]

Zinc sulfate is also an important part of parenteral nutrition.[1]

Misuse

During the

1918 flu pandemic in New Zealand, inhalation chambers were set up in towns and cities as a means to boost immunity. The public were encouraged to attend these chambers and inhale a zinc sulfate mist, a process that was said to disinfect the lungs and throat and protect against infection. In reality, the inhalation of hot steam could inflame the nasal tissue, potentially making participants more susceptible to infection.[10]

In towns such as Ashburton, New Zealand for example, in order to be eligible to travel by train, people had to present documentation at the train station proving that they had been through the inhalation chamber.[11]

The inhalation chamber which was set up in the old Dunedin Post Office building was described as follows: "It was a small room, relatively airtight, holding 20 or 30 persons, and the air is impregnated with the vapour of zinc sulphate. Each batch remains in the chamber for 10 minutes, and the persons treated are instructed to breathe through the nose at first, and then through the mouth."[12]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780857111562
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 9789241547659
    .
  3. ^ a b "Zinc sulfate Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ISBN 9780309096546. Archived
    from the original on 2017-01-16.
  5. ISBN 9780471899792. Archived
    from the original on 2017-01-16.
  6. hdl:10665/325771
    . WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
  7. hdl:10665/345533
    . WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2021.02.
  8. ^ "Competitive Generic Therapy Approvals". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. S2CID 190530360
    .
  10. ^ "Inhalation". New Zealand Geographic.
  11. ^ "Increase at Ashburton Guardian". Ashburton Guardian. National Library of New Zealand. 14 November 1918. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Inhaling Influenza". Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.

External links

  • "Zinc Sulfate". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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