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Hypotonic saline solution (0.18% saline/4% glucose) must not be used in children aged ≤16 years

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  1. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK).MHRA UK PUBLIC ASSESSMENT REPORT: Intravenous 0.18% saline/4% glucose solution ('hypotonic saline'): do not use in children except in specialist settings under expert supervision. Internet Document: [24 pages], 29 Oct 2012. Available from: URL: http://www.mhra.gov.uk

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Pharmacovigilance; Hyponatraemia; adverse reactions; drug-induced; Encephalopathy; Intravenous; Oedema; Sodium-chloride

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Hypotonic saline solution (0.18% saline/4% glucose) must not be used in children aged ≤16 years. React. Wkly. 1426, 3 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128415-201214260-00007

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