Abidec Multivitamin drops

País: Reino Unido

Idioma: inglés

Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredientes activos:

Vitamin A palmitate; Ergocalciferol; Thiamine hydrochloride; Riboflavin; Pyridoxine hydrochloride; Nicotinamide; Ascorbic acid

Disponible desde:

Omega Pharma Ltd

Código ATC:

A11BA

Designación común internacional (DCI):

Vitamin A palmitate; Ergocalciferol; Thiamine hydrochloride; Riboflavin; Pyridoxine hydrochloride; Nicotinamide; Ascorbic acid

Dosis:

2222unit/1ml ; 667unit/1ml ; 1.67mg/1ml ; 1333microgram/1ml ; 1333microgram/1ml ; 1333microgram/1ml ; 66.7mg/1ml

formulario farmacéutico:

Oral drops

Vía de administración:

Oral

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 09060700; GTIN: 5012616173004

Información para el usuario

MULTIVITAMIN DROPS
BEFORE YOU USE THE MEDICINE,READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY. DO NOT THROW
IT AWAY; YOU
MAY WANT TO READ IT AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, ASK YOUR PHARMACIST
(CHEMIST)
OR DOCTOR. THIS MEDICINE IS FOR YOUR CHILD. DO NOT GIVE IT TO ANYONE
ELSE.
IT MAY
HARM THEM, EVEN IF THEIR SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR. IF ANY OF THE SIDE
EFFECTS GETS
SERIOUS, OR IF YOU NOTICE ANY SIDE EFFECTS NOT LISTED IN
THIS LEAFLET, PLEASE TELL YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST STRAIGHTAWAY.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
_1. Why do you need to give this medicine?_
_2. How does this medicine work?_
_3. Before you give Abidec Multivitamin Drops_
_4. How to give Abidec Multivitamin Drops_
_5. Possible side effects_
_6. Storing Abidec Multivitamin Drops_
_7. What is in Abidec Multivitamin Drops?_
_8. Addresses_
1. WHY DO YOU NEED TO GIVE THIS MEDICINE?
Abidec Multivitamin Drops are used to prevent vitamin deficiencies in
babies and
children up to 12 years old.
It is not designed for adults.
2. HOW DOES THIS MEDICINE WORK?
This medicine contains seven essential vitamins that a child or baby
needs to grow
and keep healthy.
3. BEFORE YOU GIVE ABIDEC MULTIVITAMIN DROPS
DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE IF:
- your child is allergic to peanut oil, because Abidec Multivitamin
Drops contain
arachis oil (peanut oil)
- your child is allergic to soya
- your child is having other vitamin supplements
- your baby is receiving more than 500mls of formula milk per day.
This is to avoid exceeding the safe upper limit of Vitamin A
- your child is allergic to any of the ingredients (see section 7).
TAKE SPECIAL CARE AND TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST
This product contains sucrose and may be harmful to t
he teeth – follow the
instruction to place the drops at the back of the tongue.
If you have been told by your doctor that your child has an
intolerance to some
sugars, discuss this with your doctor before giving Abidec
Multivitamin Drops.
This medicine contains less than 23 mg of sodium per dose, it is
essentially ‘sodium-free’.
TAKING OTHER MEDICINES
Your child can be given Abid

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Abidec Multivitamin Drops
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Abidec Multivitamin Drops contains 1333IU retinol (as vitamin A
palmitate),
400IU ergocalciferol solution, 0.4mg thiamine hydrochloride, 0.8mg
riboflavine, 0.8mg pyridoxine hydrochloride, 8mg nicotinamide, and
40mg
ascorbic acid in each 0.6ml dose.
For excipients, see 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
A yellow to orange brown oral drops, solution which darkens upon
storage,
with some cloudiness.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Abidec Multivitamin Drops is indicated for the prevention of vitamin
deficiencies and for the maintenance of normal growth and health
during the
early years of infancy and childhood; multivitamin supplement.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 12 YEARS:
Not appropriate.
CHILDREN AGED 1 TO 12 YEARS:
Oral. One 0.6ml dose taken daily.
Maximum daily dose : 0.6ml
CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR:
Oral. One 0.3ml dose taken daily.
Maximum daily dose : 0.3ml
THE ELDERLY:
Not appropriate.
_ _
HEPATIC/RENAL DYSFUNCTION
Normal dosage is appropriate.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Abidec Multivitamin Drops is contraindicated in individuals with known
hypersensitivity to the product or any of its components including
peanut oil.
Abidec Multivitamin Drops contains Arachis oil (peanut oil) and should
not be
taken by patients known to be allergic to peanut. As there is a
possible
relationship between allergy to peanut and allergy to Soya, patients
with Soya
allergy should also avoid Abidec Multivitamin Drops.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
When prescribing Abidec Multivitamin Drops, as with all multi-vitamin
preparations,
allowance should be made for vitamins obtained from other sources.
While children are taking Abidec Multivitamin Drops no other vitamin
supplement
containing vitamins A and D should be taken unless under medical
supervision.
This multivitamin supplement should not be given to babies who are
receiving more
than 5