Plasma Substitutes

DBCAT001951Therapeutic category

Any liquid used to replace blood plasma, usually a saline solution, often with serum albumins, dextrans or other preparations. These substances do not enhance the oxygen- carrying capacity of blood, but merely replace the volume. A DrugBank category of 8 drugs. 5 of them are approved.

Also known as
Blood Expanders · Expanders, Blood · Expanders, Plasma Volume · Plasma Volume Expanders · Substitutes, Plasma

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

8DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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12Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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477Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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7Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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