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calcium gluconate |
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calcium gluconate [′kal·sē·əm ′glü·kə‚nāt] (organic chemistry) Ca(C6H11O7)2·H2O White powder that loses water at 120°C; soluble in hot water but less soluble in cold water, insoluble in acetic acid and alcohol; used in medicine, as a foaming agent, and as a buffer in foods. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 25 [micro]g and calcium gluconate 1,000 mg daily for 6 months. An outbreak of Bacillus species in a cancer hospital in Brazil was reported (9) and was strongly associated with use of calcium gluconate solution and central venous lines. I still get patients who come in taking 1,000 milligrams of calcium gluconate and think they're getting 1,000 milligrams of calcium," said John Eisman of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, at a recent conference on osteoporosis. |
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