Drug details

HepatAmine (amino acid)

type of Nutritionals, Other

HepatAmine (8% Amino Acid Injection) is amino acids used to treat hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis or hepatitis. HepatAmine provides nutritional support for patients with these diseases of the liver who require parenteral nutrition and are intolerant of general purpose amino acid injections, which are contraindicated in patients with hepatic coma.

The drug is often used to treat Cirrhosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• swelling
• fever, and
• water weight gain
• low blood sodium
• injection site reactions (infection, swelling, or blood clots).

The following drugs are related to HepatAmine, either as a replacement or used together:

• Chromium (chromium chloride injection solution)