Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic that is metabolically inert in humans and occurs naturally, as a sugar or sugar alcohol, in fruits and vegetables. Mannitol elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, into interstitial fluid and plasma. As a result, cerebral edema, elevated i...
Used for the promotion of diuresis before irreversible renal failure becomes established, the reduction of intracranial pressure, the treatment of cerebral edema, and the promotion of urinary excretion of toxic substances.
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Merck Consumer Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Brigham and Women's, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
Unisanté, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, Netherlands
Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, Netherlands
Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Rotterdam, Netherlands
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloníki, Greece
Georgia Tsaousi, Thessaloníki, Greece
Asthma Research Lab - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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