Freamine (8.5% & 10% amino acids)

Indications

• protein supplementation for patients on parenteral nutrition

Dosage

pH: 6.5

Ingredients: (100 mL)

• Essential amino acids:
  • isoleucine: 0.59 g (8.5%), 0.69 g (10%)
  • leucine: 0.77 g (8.5%), 0.91 g (10%)
  • lysine: 0.62 g (8.5%), 0.73 g (10%)
  • methionine: 0.45 g (8.5%), 0.53 g (10%)
  • phenylalanine: 0.48 g (8.5%), 0.56 g (10%)
  • threonine: 0.34 g (8.5%), 0.4 g (10%)
  • tryptophan: 0.13 g (8.5%), 0.15 g (10%)
  • valine: 0.56 g (8.5%), 0.66 g (10%)
• non-essential amino acids
  • alanine: 0.6 g (8.5%), 0.71 g (10%)
  • arginine: 0.81 g (8.5%), 0.95 g (10%)
  • histidine: 0.24 g (8.5%), 0.28 g (10%)
  • proline: 0.95 g (8.5%), 1.12 g (10%)
  • serine: 0.5 g (8.5%), 0.59 g (10%)
  • glycine: 1.19 g (8.5%), 1.4 g (10%)
  • cysteine: < 0.014 g (8.5%),< 0.016 g (10%)
• sodium bisulfite < 0.1 g
• electrolytes
  • Na+ 10 mwq/L
  • phosphate 20 meq/L
  • acetate 72 meq/L (8.5%), 89 (10%)
  • Cl- < 3 meq/L

More general terms

• metabolic agent (metabolic modifier)
• pharmacologic combination

Components

• alpha-amino acid