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KETOVITE liquid

• Drug Class Description
  Multivitamins (vitamins).
• Generic Name
  Multivitamins
• Presentation
  Oral emulsion.
• Description
  Vitamin A as palmitate (1.7 x 106 units/g) HSE 2500 units Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) BP 400 units Cyanocobalamin BP 12.5 microgram Choline chloride HSE 150.0 mg
• Indications
  As a sugar-free therapeutic supplement for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in conditions such as galactosaemia, disaccharide intolerance, phenylketonuria and other disorders of carbohydrate or amino acid metabolism, as well as in patients who are on restricted, specialised or synthetic diets. In order to achieve complete vitamin supplementation Ketovite Liquid should be used in conjunction with Ketovite Tablets.
• Adult Dosage
  

  For adults, children and the elderly: 5 ml daily, by oral administration

• Contra Indications
  

  Hypersensitivity to the product. Hypercalcaemia.

• Special Precautions
  

  The recommended dose should not be exceeded without medical advice. No other vitamin supplement containing Vitamins A and D should be taken with Ketovite Liquid except under medical supervision. The methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) in Ketovite Liquid may cause allergic reactions which can be delayed. Warning: do not exceed the stated dose.

• Interactions
  

  Absorption of some vitamins in this preparation may be reduced in conditions of fat malabsorption or with the concurrent use of neomycin, colestyramine, liquid paraffin, aminoglycosides, aminosalicylic acid, anticonvulsants, biguanides, chloramphenicol, cimetidine, colchicine, potassium salts and methyl-dopa. Serum B₁₂ concentrations may be decreased by concurrent administration of oral contraceptives.

• Adverse Drug Reactions
  

  None, in the absence of overdosage.