Nutrition
BRAND NON- PROPRIETARY NAME USE THERAPY AREA
Calcium Sandoz calcium glubionate and calcium lactobionate A calcium supplement used to maintain calcium levels. It is given in neonatal hypocalcaemia. It may help to replace lost calcium and reduce the risk of broken bones in elderly patients with osteoporosis. Nutrition
Forceval multivitamin and mineral preparation Capsules containing 24 essential vitamins and minerals (22 in the Junior capsules). Indicated for use in patients with nutritional deficits due to disease e.g. AIDS, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, or on restricted diets e.g. food intolerances, galactosaemia. Also available over the counter without a prescrition Nutrition
Menadiol Diphosphate Tablets 10mg Menadiol Diphosphate (as Menadiol Sodium Diphosphate) For the treatment of haemorrrhage or threatened haemorrhage associated with a low blood level of prothrombin or factor vii. The main indication is obstructive jaundice (before and after surgery) Nutrition
Vitamin E Suspension 100mg/ml DL-aplpha-tocopheryl acetate Vitamin E deficiency in malabsorption disorders. It is the only UK licensed liquid formulation treatment for the correction of Vitamin E malabsorption in conditions such as including Cystic Fibrosis (CF, primary indication) and chronic cholestasis. The active ingredient is tocopherol acetate, a synthetic form of vitamin E Nutrition