Description
Therapeutic action
– Vitamin supplementation
Indications
– Few indications: this drug has no effect in case of real vitamin deficiency. Nevertheless, vitamin
supplementation helps to prevent some deficiencies in people at risk (e.g. pregnant women).
Presentation
– Tablet. Composition varies in quality and quantity, with manufacturers.
Examples of composition per tablet:
- Multivitamins B complex Daily needs (adult)
- Vitamin A: 2500 IU/2500 IU
- Vitamin B1: 1 mg 0.9 to 1.3 mg
- Vitamin B2 0.5 mg 1.5 to 1.8 mg
- Vitamin B3 (= PP) 7.5 mg 15 to 20 mg
- Vitamin C 15 mg/ 10 mg
- Vitamin D3 300 IU/100 to 200 UI
Dosage
– Child under 5 years: 1 tab/day
– Child over 5 years: 2 tab/day
– Adult: 3 tab/day
Duration
– Depending on situation
Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions
–Pregnancy: no contra-indication
–Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
Remarks
– Specific vitamin deficiency states require appropriate doses of vitamins.
– Multivitamins are not included in the WHO list of essential medicines.
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