Pep-20 20 mg/5 ml (Syrup)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 57.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Zinc sulfate monohydrate
Company Orion pharma ltd
Also available as
Pep 405 mg syrup Pep 2 10 mg syrup Pep 20 20 mg tablet

Indications

  • Treatment of zinc deficiency
  • Management of zinc losing conditions
  • Addressing inadequate diet or malabsorption
  • Support in trauma, burns, diarrhoea
  • Supplement for severe malabsorption
  • Management of metabolic disease

Pharmacology

  • Essential trace element
  • Involvement in body enzyme systems
  • Role in normal growth and health
  • Vital for sexual maturation and reproduction
  • Aids in dark vision adaptation
  • Supports olfactory and gustatory activity
  • Assists in insulin storage & release
  • Contribution to host immune defenses
  • Implications of zinc deficiency
  • Impact on immune function
  • Influence on wound healing
  • Effect on sense of taste and smell
  • Role in fighting infections
  • Importance for night vision
  • Risk of abortion related to zinc deficiency
  • Effect on alopecia
  • Influence on mental lethargy
  • Impact on skin changes
  • Contribution to reproductive organ development

Dosage

  • Dosage for child under 10 kg
  • Dosage for child between 10-30 kg
  • Dosage for adults and child over 30 kg
  • Recommended timings for administration
  • Instructions for tackling stomach upset

Administration

  • Instructions for dispersible tablet administration
  • Steps for preparing solution
  • Directions for giving the solution

Interaction

  • Interference with tetracycline absorption
  • Interference with quinolone drug absorption
  • Effect of zinc and penicillamine interaction on zinc absorption

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to ingredients

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Stomach upset
  • Heartburn
  • Gastritis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safety in human pregnancy not established
  • Transfer of zinc to placenta and breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Risk of zinc accumulation in acute renal failure
  • Necessity for dose adjustment

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Storage in dry place
  • Storage away from light and heat
  • Protection from children

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