Prentox 6 mg+200 mg+50 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 2.51 (2 x 10: ৳ 50.20)
Strip Price: ৳ 25.10

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Prevention of coronary heart diseases
  • Prevention of certain types of cancer
  • Aging prevention
  • Protection against free radical damage
  • Protection against free radical damage from exercise
  • Protection against free radical damage from illness
  • Protection against free radical damage from medications
  • Protection against free radical damage from air pollution
  • Protection against free radical damage from smoke
  • Protection against free radical damage from radiation
  • Protection against free radical damage from pesticides

Pharmacology

  • Beta carotene conversion to vitamin A
  • Vitamin A biochemical functions
  • Vitamin A anti-cancer activity
  • Vitamin C reducing agent
  • Vitamin C cofactor in biological processes
  • Vitamin C role in proline conversion
  • Vitamin C synthesis of adrenal steroid hormones
  • Vitamin C defense against infection
  • Vitamin E defense against oxidative stress
  • Vitamin E defense against lipid peroxidation
  • Tocopherol role in cell membranes
  • Tocopherol mopping up peroxide radicals

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral administration
  • Adult dose: 1 tablet daily

Interaction

  • Decreased absorption of β carotene with certain drugs
  • Reduced circulating vitamin C levels with specific drugs
  • Enhanced anticoagulant activity with high doses of vitamin E
  • Impaired intestinal absorption of vitamins A and K with high doses of vitamin E

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to any of its components

Side Effects

  • Hypercarotenosis with high carotenoid intake
  • Gastrointestinal tract upset with high doses of vitamin C
  • Renal stone formation with high doses of vitamin C
  • Diarrhoea with high doses of vitamin E
  • Abdominal pain or cramps with high doses of vitamin E
  • Fatigue with high doses of vitamin E
  • Reduced resistance to bacterial infection with high doses of vitamin E
  • Transiently raised blood pressure with high doses of vitamin E

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No teratogenic effects in humans
  • Caution in prescribing to pregnant women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in heavy smokers and alcoholics for β carotene
  • Caution in patients with hyperoxaluria for vitamin C
  • Caution in patients taking anticoagulant drugs for vitamin E

Therapeutic Class

  • Anti-oxidant Multivitamin preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a dry place below 30˚C

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