Medical Gases
SHG is a legal PIC/S GMP medical gases manufacturer audited and approved by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) of Ministry of Health and Welfare. We are also Ministry of Health and Welfare-approved pharmaceutical company for the sale of medical gases such as medical laughing gas, medical carbon dioxide, and medical oxygen.
All of the medical gases production process at SHG comply with the PIC/S: Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products (see PIC/S GMP Medical Gases News) to provide assurance on the quality of medication for the general public.
All medical institutions and members of the public should purchase MOHW-approved medical gases only from legal pharmaceutical companies starting April 1, 2010.
On January 1, 2014, PIC/S: Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products was formally implemented for all medical gas manufacturers throughout Taiwan. The following gases are currently regulated as medical gases: medical oxygen, medical carbon dioxide, and medical nitrous oxide (commonly known as laughing gas). Medical oxygen come in either gas or liquid form. Medical carbon dioxide and medical nitrous oxide both come in liquid form only.
The external colors were defined by the MOEA Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the CNS12242 standard: Medical oxygen (black), medical carbon dioxide (green), and medical nitrous oxide (peacock blue).
Please contact our pharmacist for more information.
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Medical Oxygen |
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| SHG can supply medical oxygen in steel or aluminum cylinders between 1L ~ 67 L in capacity. By law, those under 10L can be used upon indication by a doctor, pharmacist, or assistant pharmacist. Those between 10L and 67L are classified as prescription medication.
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| 【Purpose】 | Oxygen is essential to the human metabolism. Once oxygen is breathed in it is converted into blood oxygen that the human body can use. The amount of blood oxygen being delivered is crucial to the heart, brain and other major human organs. |
| 【Scope of Use】 | Health and medical applications include oxygen-deprived, low-oxygen, or oxygen-free environments such as underwater diving, mountain-climbing, high-altitude flight, emergency medical intervention, home care, and supplementary oxygen for asthma. |
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| Medical Liquid Oxygen | | SHG supplies medical liquid oxygen in large tanks or small 175L liquid oxygen tanks. These are classified as prescription medicine by law. |
| 【Scope of Use】 | Liquid oxygen is mainly used for institutions or hospitals with a central oxygen supply and high demand. Example: Use for patient respiration during treatment, anesthesia, laboratory testing or other medical procedures. |
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Medical Carbon Dioxide |
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| SHG supplies medical carbon dioxide of various specifications. These are classified as prescription medicine by law. |
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【Scope of Use】 | Medical carbon dioxide can be used to inflate the abdominal cavity for surgery/laparoscopy. It can also be used in radiography as a control agent to adjust the carbon dioxide content of the blood.
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Medical Nitrous Oxide | | SHG supplies medical liquid nitrous oxide in 3.4L ~ 47L packaging, commonly referred to as medical laughing gas. These are classified as prescription medicine by law. |
| 【Scope of Use】 | The main medical applications for nitrous oxide are currently for anesthesia in operating theatres or other medical activities. |
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