Cupric chloride, for injection, is a sterile, nonpyrogenic solution intended for use as an additive to solutions for Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). Copper chloride appears as a yellowish-brown powder (the anhydrous form) or a green crystalline solid (the dihydrate).

Copper Chloride can irritate the stomach causing salivation, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea.

 An anion is the negatively charged part of certain substances such as table salt (sodium chloride or NaCl) when dissolved in liquid.

CUPRIC CHLORIDE AR DIHYDRATE