Quick answers
- What is Plegisol?
- Plegisol is a brand name of Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Plegisol product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Plegisol?
- Hospira holds the FDA application for Plegisol (NDA018608, approved February 26, 1982).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Plegisol?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 other product with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Plegisol product, 1 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Plegisol been recalled?
- No recall linked to Plegisol products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Plegisol is
Each Plegisol product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcium chloride 17.6 mg/100 mL · magnesium chloride 325.3 mg/100 mL · potassium chloride 119.3 mg/100 mL · sodium chloride 643 mg/100 mL injection, solution (intra-arterial) | Plegisol | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Potassium chloride, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA018608 | Hospira | February 26, 1982 | 1 |
Companies that list Plegisol
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Plegisol products.
- Hospira, Inc.1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Plegisol products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.