Zeenk 10 mg/5 ml (Syrup)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 32.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Zinc sulfate monohydrate
Company Cosmic pharma ltd

Indications

  • Zinc deficiency
  • Zinc losing conditions
  • Inadequate diet
  • Malabsorption
  • Trauma
  • Burns
  • Diarrhoea
  • Protein losing conditions
  • Metabolic disease
  • Severe malabsorption

Pharmacology

  • Essential trace element
  • Body enzyme systems
  • Normal growth
  • Sexual maturation
  • Reproduction
  • Dark vision adaptation
  • Olfactory activity
  • Gustatory activity
  • Insulin storage & release
  • Immune defenses
  • Impaired immune function
  • Delayed wound healing
  • Decrease in sense of taste and smell
  • Reduced ability to fight infections
  • Poor night vision
  • Increased risk of abortion
  • Alopecia
  • Mental lethargy
  • Skin changes
  • Poor development of reproductive organs

Dosage

  • Child under 10 kg
  • Child between 10-30 kg
  • Adults and child over 30 kg
  • Effective with or without food
  • Best taken 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals

Administration

  • Dispersible tablet
  • Tablet dissolution process

Interaction

  • Tetracycline absorption inhibition
  • Quinolone drug absorption inhibition
  • Penicillamine absorption inhibition

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to any component

Side Effects

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

Pregnancy & Lactation

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

Precautions & Warnings

  • Acute renal failure precautions
  • Dose adjustment

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Dry place
  • Away from light and heat
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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