Ivit plus

Undesirable effects

GI disturbances (especially at high doses) e.g. nausea, eructation, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhoea and constipation.

Therapeutic indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.

Oral

Nutritional supplementation

Adult: Usual dose range: 125-250 mg 1-2 times daily. Dosing instruction may vary according to the product used.

Name of the medicinal product

Ivit Plus

Special warnings and precautions for use

There are specific as well as general uses of a drug or medicine. A medicine can be used to prevent a disease, treat a disease over a period or cure a disease. It can also be used to treat the particular symptom of the disease. The drug use depends on the form the patient takes it. It may be more useful in injection form or sometimes in tablet form. The drug can be used for a single troubling symptom or a life-threatening condition. While some medications can be stopped after few days, some drugs need to be continued for prolonged period to get the benefit from it.

Ivit Plus (DHA) is used to prevent age related macular degeneration (loss of vision due to aging), coronary artery disease (blockage in arteries supplying blood to the heart), high cholesterol, type II diabetes, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (a type of brain disorder in which there are problems paying attention, excessive activity or difficulty controlling behavior), stroke, menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) and memory disorders. DHA in combination with Ivit Plus (EPA) is prescribed for the treatment of heart diseases, bipolar disorders (a mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression), rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints), renal diseases, Systemic lupus erythematosus (a type of autoimmune disorder), asthma and ulcerative colitis (disease causing inflammation and ulcer in the colon).

Dosage (Posology) and method of administration

Oral

Nutritional supplementation

Adult: Usual dose range: 125-250 mg 1-2 times daily. Dosing instruction may vary according to the product used.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Monitor prothrombin time when used with anticoagulant medications (including warfarin), aspirin or aspirin-containing products, NSAIDs, antiplatelet agents (e.g. ticlopidine, clopidogrel, dipyridamole). May increase hypotension when used with antihypertensive medications.