Meta Plus TR 150 mg+0.5 mg (Capsule (Timed Release))
Unit Price: ৳ 2.40 (50's pack: ৳ 120.00)
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Ferrous sulfate folic acid |
| Company | Millat pharmaceuticals ltd |
Indications
- Haematinic preparation
- Treatment of iron deficiency
- Prophylaxis of iron deficiency
- Treatment during pregnancy
- Treatment during lactation
Description
- Capsule preparation
- Contains ferrous sulfate and folic acid
- Timed release form
- Prevents gastric side effects
- Ensures maximum absorption of iron
Pharmacology
- Essential for haemoglobin formation
- Primarily absorbed from duodenum and upper jejunum
- Ferrous salt form absorbed more readily than ferric salt form
- Requirement in adult males
- Requirement in menstruating females
- Requirement in pregnancy
- Importance in cell division
- Adequate amount required for normal erythropoiesis
- Deficiency causes megaloblastic anaemia
Dosage & Administration
- 1 capsule a day
- Throughout pregnancy
- Throughout lactation
- Higher dose for some patients
Interaction
- Diminished absorption with tetracyclines
- Diminished absorption with iron salts
- Decreased absorption by magnesium trisilicate-containing antacid
Contraindications
- Patients receiving repeated blood transfusions
- Patients with non-iron deficiency anaemias
- Contraindicated during pregnancy with tetracycline administration
Side Effects
- Gastrointestinal irritation
- Nausea
- Epigastric pain
Precautions & Warnings
- Chelates with antacid and tetracycline
- Impaired absorption if taken concurrently with antacid and tetracycline
- Tetracycline contraindicated during pregnancy
Overdose Effects
- Epigastric pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Haematemesis
- Circulatory collapse
- Encephalopathy
- Acute hepatic necrosis
- Acute renal failure
- Delayed excessive absorption of iron by timed release capsule
- Treatment: gastric lavage, desferrioxamine administration, serum iron level monitoring, supportive and symptomatic measures
Therapeutic Class
- Iron & Vitamin Combined preparations
Storage Conditions
- Do not store above 25°C
- Keep away from light
- Keep away from wet place
- Keep out of reach of children