Baby Zinc 20 mg (Dispersible Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 1.76 (10 x 10: ৳ 176.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 17.60

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Zinc sulfate monohydrate
Company Acme laboratories ltd
Also available as
Zis ds 10 mg syrup

Indications

  • Zinc deficiency
  • Zinc losing conditions
  • Malabsorption
  • Trauma
  • Burns
  • Diarrhea
  • Protein losing conditions

Pharmacology

  • Essential trace element
  • Body enzyme systems
  • Normal growth and health
  • Sexual maturation
  • Reproduction
  • Immune function
  • Wound healing
  • Sense of taste and smell
  • Night vision
  • Reproductive organs development

Dosage

  • Child under 10 kg: 5 ml 2 times daily after food
  • Child between 10-30 kg: 10 ml 1-3 times daily after food
  • Adults and child over 30 kg: 20 ml 1-3 times daily after food
  • Most effective if taken 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals

Administration

  • Dispersible tablet: Place tablet in a teaspoon, Add water, Let tablet dissolve completely, Give entire spoonful solution

Interaction

  • Decreased absorption with tetracycline and zinc
  • Decreased absorption with quinolone drugs and zinc
  • Decreased absorption with penicillamine and zinc

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Stomach upset
  • Heartburn
  • Gastritis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safety not established in human pregnancy
  • Zinc crosses placenta and present in breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Dose adjustment in acute renal failure
  • Zinc accumulation in body

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in dry place away from light and heat
  • Keep out of reach of children

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