B A L Injection is a chelating agent. It is helpful in removing the heavy metal toxicity (e.g., arsenic, gold or mercury) from the body. It is also used in combination with other drug (sodium calcium edetate) to treat lead poisoning.

B A L Injection is given as an injection by your doctor or healthcare professional. It is given into muscle for 3 consecutive days. The dose will be given according to body weight and severity of the symptoms.

Nausea, vomiting and headache are some common side effects of this medicine. This is temporary and usually resolves on its own in some time. Please consult your doctor if it does not resolve or persists for a longer duration.

Before taking this medicine, inform your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems or if you suffer from blood pressure. If you are taking any iron medicine let your doctor know before the treatment. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask advice from your doctor.

Uses of B A L Injection

Heavy metal toxicity

Benefits of B A L Injection

In Heavy metal toxicity

Heavy metal toxicity may occur as a result of industrial exposure, air or water pollution, foods, medicines, improperly coated food containers, or the ingestion of lead-based paints. As a result, the person who experiences it may have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. B A L Injection is a medication used in the treatment of toxic exposure to arsenic, mercury, gold, and lead. It is injected into the bloodstream by a doctor or nurse to remove heavy metals and/or minerals from the body. B A L Injection relieves the symptoms of heavy metal toxicity by flushing out the toxic metals from your body as a waste.

Side effects of B A L Injection

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of B A L

Nausea
Vomiting
Headache
Burning sensation in throat

How to use B A L Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with B A L Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

B A L Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

UNSAFE

B A L Injection is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.

Driving

SAFE

B A L Injection does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

CAUTION

B A L Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of B A L Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

UNSAFE

B A L Injection is probably unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor.

All substitutes

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B A L Injection

₹156/Injection

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Quick tips

B A L Injection is used to treat poisoning by certain heavy metals (such as lead, arsenic, mercury, gold, bismuth).
In a poisoning situation, it may not be possible to tell your caregivers about your health conditions. Make sure any doctor caring for you afterward knows you have received B A L Injection.
In an emergency situation, it may not be possible before you are treated with B A L Injectionl to tell your caregivers if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. However, make sure any doctor caring for your pregnancy or your baby knows that you have received this medicine.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Thiol derivative

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

OTHERS

Patient concerns

For Vitamin-D injection For vitamin B-12

Dr. Pushkar Mani

Physician

take becosule plus capsules once daily for 6 weeksand CHOLECALCIFEROL 60000 IU SACHET once weekly for 6 weeksafter 6 weeks of both the treatment take CALCIMAX OP once daily for 3 monthsbut at every 6 weeks keep the blood level checked for calcium, because we dont want toxicity of it. no need of injection

what is the remedy to overcome forgotness ? l have it to A 4 years back since. b. b. b. vvb

Dr. Jyoti Kapoor Madan

Psychiatry

Forgetfulness has to be defibed and graded. Lack of attention and concentration leads to inability to retain information leading to forgetfulness. This can iccur due to anxiety, rushing through thing, lack of interest etc. Finding cause helps deal with the problem.

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References

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