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Drug Details

ABIDEC

• Drug Class Description
  Multivitamins (vitamins).
• Generic Name
  Multivitamin
• Presentation
  Liquid, vitamin A 4000 i.u., calciferol 400 i.u., thiamine hydrochloride 1 mg, riboflavin (riboflavine) 0.4 mg, pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.5 mg, nicotinamide 5 mg, ascorbic acid 50 mg per 0.6 mL.
• Description
  Drops.
• Indications
  Prevention of vitamin deficiencies.
• Adult Dosage
  Not recommended
• Child Dosage
  

  Children aged 1 to 12 years:

  Oral. One 0.6 ml dose taken daily.

  Maximum daily dose : 0.6 ml

  Children under 1 year:

  Oral. One 0.3 ml dose taken daily.

  Maximum daily dose : 0.3 ml

• Elderly Dosage
  

  The Elderly:

  Not appropriate.

  Hepatic/renal dysfunction

  Normal dosage is appropriate

• Contra Indications
  

  Abidec Multivitamin Drops is contraindicated in individuals with known hypersensitivity to the product or any of its components including peanut oil.

• Special Precautions
  

  When prescribing Abidec Multivitamin Drops, as with all multi-vitamin preparations, allowance should be made for vitamins obtained from other sources to prevent hypervitaminosis occurring.

  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.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  

  Vitamin A palmitate

  Adverse effects are extremely rare at daily doses of less than 9 mg (16363.6 iu).

  Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D₂)

  The only known adverse effects of vitamin D occur when excessive doses are taken. Adverse effects are not anticipated at the quantity present in Abidec Multivitamin Drops.

  Ascorbic Acid (C), Nicotinamide, Pyridoxine (B₆), Riboflavin (B₂) & Thiamine (B₁)

  These water soluble vitamins are generally non toxic compounds with a wide margin of safety, the excess amounts being rapidly excreted in the urine. Adverse effects are not anticipated at the quantities present in Abidec Multivitamin Drops.