Zero 8 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 1.40 (10 x 10: ৳ 140.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 14.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Sucralose |
| Company | Acme laboratories ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Substitute for sugar in tea, coffee, pudding, milk products, jelly, fruit juices, desserts, hot and cold beverages
- Suitable for health conscious people
- Unique choice for diabetic patients
Pharmacology
- Zero calorie artificial sweetener
- About 600 times sweeter than sugar
- Made from sucrose with three hydroxyl groups replaced by three chlorine atoms
- Exceptionally stable carbon-chlorine bonds
- Not metabolized for energy
- Passes through the body unchanged
- Provides heat stability for cooking and baking
- No effect on tooth decay, carbohydrate metabolism, fetal or neonatal development
- Non-interference in the utilization and absorption of glucose, metabolism of carbohydrates, and secretion of insulin
- Safe for ingestion by diabetes patients
Dosage & Administration
- Acceptable daily intake of sucralose is 5-15 mg/kg body weight
- 1 tablet (8 mg) in a cup of tea or coffee is enough to sweeten the drink
- Sweet Drops: 5-15 mg per kg of body weight
- Each drop's sweetness is like one teaspoon of sugar
- Usually one drop in a cup of tea or coffee is enough to sweeten the drink or as directed by the physician
Interaction
- No known drug interactions and none well documented
Contraindications
- No known contraindication
Side Effects
- No known side effects
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Not yet classified into a specified pregnancy category by FDA
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