Nitroglycerin Dextrose

Generic name: nitroglycerin in 5% dextrose
Dosage form: injection
Drug classes:Antianginal agents, Vasodilators

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 22, 2021.

Nitroglycerin Dextrose Description

Nitroglycerin is 1,2,3-propanetriol trinitrate, an organic nitrate whose structural formula is

whose empiric formula is C3H5N3O9, and whose molecular weight is 227.09. The organic nitrates are vasodilators, active on both arteries and veins.

Dextrose (Dextrose Hydrous, USP) is D-glucose monohydrate, a hexose sugar whose structural formula is

whose empiric formula is C6H12O6 • H2O, and whose molecular weight is 198.17.

Dextrose is derived from corn.

Nitroglycerin in 5% Dextrose Injection is a sterile, nonpyrogenic s...