Intralipid

  • 20%Intralipid 250ml glass bottles

  • Intravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acids
  • Patients with essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake

  • Indicated in patients needing intravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acids. Intralipid is also indicated in patients with essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake.
  • Paediatric indication for Intralipid 20%

  • Prematures and low birthweight neonates:  0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day followed by a successive  increase by 0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day up to 2g/kg bw/day.
  • Neonates and infants: 0.5-4 g TG/kg body wt/day.
  • Adults : up to 3 g TG/kg body wt/day

  • Minimizes hyperglycemia
  • Reduces metabolic stress
  • Improves protein utilisation
  • Prevents fatty infiltration of the liver
  • Preserves hepatic function
  • Reduces respiratory stress

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CharacteristicsIntralipid 10%Intralipid 20%Intralipid 30%
Soybean oil (g/l)100200300
Egg phospholipids (g/l)121212
Glycerol (g/l)222216.7
pH888
Osmolality (mosm/kg water)300350310
Osmolarity (mosm/l)260260200
Energy (kcal/l)110020003000
Phosphate (mmol/l)151515
Phospholipid/TG ratio0.120.060.04
Shelf life (months)242424
Route of Admperipheralperipheralperipheral