What is the generic name?

CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE

What is the Trade Name for CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE?

ELCYS

What are the Indications for CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE ELCYS is indicated for use as an additive to amino acid solutions to meet the nutritional requirements of newborn infants requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and of adult and pediatric patients with severe liver disease who may have impaired enzymatic processes and require TPN. It can also be added to amino acid solutions to provide a more complete profile of amino acids for protein synthesis. ELCYS is a sulfur-containing amino acid indicated to meet the nutritional requirements of newborn infants requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN); and of adult and pediatric patients with severe liver disease who may have impaired enzymatic processes and require TPN. It can also be added to amino acid solutions to provide a more complete profile of amino acids for protein synthesis. ( 1 )

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