Threonine
Threonine Information

About Threonine

Threonine is an aliphatic amino acid, which is an essential constituent of the diet. It is used as a dietary supplement. Threonine has been investigated for the treatment of spastic disorders.

Indications

Threonine is primarily indicated in conditions like Premedication before surgery, Uncomplicated premature labor.

Contraindication

Threonine is contraindicated in conditions like Pregnancy,Breast feeding.

Side Effects

The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Threonine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Headache, Nausea, Skin rashes, Stomach upset.

Warnings

Special care must be taken when administering hypertonic glucose to provide calories in diabetic or prediabetic patients. Local reactions at the infusion site, consisting of a warm sensation, erythema, phlebitis and thrombosis have been reported with peripherally administered amino acid solutions, especially if other substances are also administered through the same site.If an adverse reaction does occur, discontinue the infusion, evaluate the patient, institute appropriate therapeutic countermeasures, and save the remainder of the fluid for examination if deemed necessary.

High Risk Groups

If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.