Cal X 12 mg/sachet (Oral Powder)

Indications

• Sugar substitute for tea
• Sugar substitute for coffee
• Sugar substitute for pudding
• Sugar substitute for milk products
• Sugar substitute for jelly
• Sugar substitute for fruit juices
• Sugar substitute for desserts
• Sugar substitute for hot and cold beverages
• Suitable for health conscious people
• Unique choice for diabetic patients
• Suitable for use by children
• Suitable for use by pregnant women
• Suitable for calorie reduction

Pharmacology

• Zero calorie artificial sweetener
• About 600 times sweeter than sugar
• Obtained from sucrose
• Three hydroxyl groups replaced by chlorine atoms
• Tastes like sugar
• Tightly bound carbon-chlorine bonds
• Exceptionally stable for cooking and baking
• Passes through the body unchanged
• Not metabolized for energy
• Calorie free
• No effect on tooth decay
• No effect on carbohydrate metabolism
• No effect on fetal or neonatal development
• Non-interference in glucose utilization and absorption
• Safe for diabetes patients

Dosage & Administration

• Acceptable daily intake is 5-15 mg/kg body weight
• 1 tablet (8 mg) in a cup of tea or coffee for sweetening
• Sweet Drops acceptable daily intake is 5-15 mg per kg of body weight
• Each drop sweetness is like one teaspoon of sugar
• One drop in a cup of tea or coffee for sweetening
• Or as directed by physician

Interaction

• No known drug interactions

Contraindications

• No known contraindication

Side Effects

• No known side effects

Pregnancy & Lactation

• FDA not yet classified into a pregnancy category

Therapeutic Class

• Oral nutritional preparations

Storage Conditions

• Store at temperature not exceeding 30°C
• Keep in a cool and dry place
• Protected from light
• Keep out of reach of children

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