Efficacy Category - Pituitary function test for lowering blood ammonia concentration, acidifying agent for metabolic alkalosis, and measuring growth hormone secretion.
1. Decreases ammonia concentration in cases of acute exacerbation of hyperammonemia due to the following diseases, which cannot be controlled by oral administration
1) Congenital urea circuit abnormality
- Carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) deficiency
- Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency
- Arginosuccinate synthetase (ASS) deficiency
- Arginosuccinate lyase (ASL) deficiency
2) Lysinuric protein intolerance
2. Acidifying agents in severe metabolic alkalosis
Ingredients: 6g of L-Arginine Hydrochloride in 1 vial (10ml)
15g of L-Arginine Hydrochloride in 1 vial (25ml)