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. 2014 Sep 5;9(9):e106825. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106825

Table 1. Standard Parenteral Nutrition Additives for All Solutions Compounded in the Precipitation Studies.

Additive Manufacturer Total Dose
Dextrose 70% Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 10 g
Sterile Water Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL QS to 100 mL
Heparin (100 units/mL) APP Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 50 units
Magnesium Sulfate 50% (4 mEq/mL) APP Pharmaceuticals, Schaumburg, IL 0.5 mEq
Zinc Choride (1 mg/mL0 Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 400 µg
Copper Sulfate (400 mcg/mL) American Regent, Inc., Shirley, NY 20 µg
Selenium (40 µg/mL) American Regent, Inc., Shirley, NY 2 µg
Levocarnitine (200 mg/mL) Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Gaithersburg, MD 5 mg
Sodium Acetate (2 mEq/mL) Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 2 mEq
Potassium Chloride (2 mEq/mL) Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 1 mEq