Copper(2+) Chloride

Copper(2+) Chloride Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Cupric chloride, for injection, is a sterile, nonpyrogenic solution intended for use as an additive to solutions for Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).

Copper is an essential nutrient which serves as a co factor for serum ceruloplasmin, an oxidase necessary for proper formation of the iron carrier protein, transferrin. Copper also helps maintain normal rates of red and white blood cell formation. Providing copper during Total Parenteral Nutrition helps prevent development of the following deficiency symptoms: Leukopenia, neutropenia, anemia, depressed ceruloplasmin levels, impaired transferrin formation, secondary iron deficiency and osteoporosis.

Copper(2+) Chloride
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Trade Name	Copper(2+) Chloride
Generic	Cupric Chloride
Cupric Chloride Other Names	Copper chloride, Copper(2+) chloride, copper(II) chloride
Type
Formula	Cl₂Cu
Weight	Average: 134.452 Monoisotopic: 132.867306493
Groups	Approved, Investigational
Therapeutic Class
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Last Updated:	September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am

Uses

Copper(2+) Chloride is a transition metal found in a variety of supplements and vitamins, including intravenous solutions for total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

For use as a supplement to intravenous solutions given for total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

Copper(2+) Chloride is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Total parenteral nutrition therapy

How Copper(2+) Chloride works

The in vitro interaction of organic copper compounds with rat liver glutathione S-transferases was studied with reduced glutathione and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as substrates. Both organic and inorganic copper are spontaneously conjugated with glutathione, but interact with glutathione S-transferase by direct binding to these proteins.

Toxicity

LD50 not available Copper toxicity can produce prostration, behavior change, diarrhea, progressive marasmus, hypotonia, photophobia and peripheral edema. Such symptoms have been reported with a serum copper level of 286 mcg/dl. Copper toxicity can also result in hemolysis and liver toxicity, including hepatic necrosis which may be fatal. D-penicillamine has been reported effective as an antidote.

Food Interaction

No interactions found.

Volume of Distribution

Copper is distributed to all tissues with the highest concentrations in liver, heart, brain, kidneys and muscle. Intracellular copper is predominantly metallothionein-bound.
Reported copper in the lungs, liver, kidney, blood, bile and stomach (33.7, 35.1, 41.4, 13.8, 2.8, and 2988 µg/g wet weight respectively)

Elimination Route

Mean copper absorption of 57 percent (range 40 to 70 per cent) following oral administration of 0.4 - 4.5 mg copper (as copper acetate) to four volunteers. An early human study suggested a maximum blood copper concentration was reached some two hours after oral copper chloride administration (1.5 - 12 mg copper)