Becadex (15 ml) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.. This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Vit C, Vit A,Vit B1,Vit B2,Vit B3,Vit B5,Vit B6,Vit D. This drug comes in the form of Drop. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 15 ml and is priced at Rs 10.04 (arround $0.14056 US Dollar)
Generic (Salt) Combination :
(Vit C+ Vit A+Vit B1+Vit B2+Vit B3+Vit B5+Vit B6+Vit D)
Pharma Company :
Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Brand Label :
Becadex (15 ml)
Preparation Type :
Drop
Single Dose :
1 ml
Composition (Fixed-Dose Combination) :
Vit B1-3.3 mg
Vit B2-1.7 mg
Vit B6-2.5 mg
Vit A-8300 iu
Vit C-84 mg
Vit D-667 iu
Vit B3-17 mg
Vit B5-5 mg
Pack Size/Qty/Vol :
15 ml
Price Unit :
Rs 0.67 INR (arround $0.00938 US Dollar)
Price Pack :
Rs 10.04 INR (arround $0.14056 US Dollar)
Drug details for Becadex (15 ml)
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredients or salts in Becadex (15 ml) are :
Vit B1-3.3 mg
Vit B2-1.7 mg
Vit B6-2.5 mg
Vit A-8300 iu
Vit C-84 mg
Vit D-667 iu
Vit B3-17 mg
Vit B5-5 mg
Vit C Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Treatment of scurvy. Adjuvent therapy in common cold, asthma, cancer, atherosclerosis. Thalassaemia. Metabolic disorders (tyrosinaemia type III, transient tyrosinaemia of the newborn, glutathione synthase deficiency, Hawkinsinuria).
For more details on Vit C, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit C..
Vit A Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vit A deficiency during infancy, pregnancy, lactation, heptatobillary disease, steatorrhea. Skin diseases like acne vulgaria, acne venenata, posiriasis, ichthyosis.
For more details on Vit A, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit A..
Vit B1 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Thiamine deficiency. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
For more details on Vit B1, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B1..
Vit B2 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): To prevent and treat ariboflavinosis.
For more details on Vit B2, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B2..
Vit B3 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Pellagra. Hartnups disease. Peripheral vascular disease. Hypolipoproteinemic.
For more details on Vit B3, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B3..
Vit B5 Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Vit B5, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B5..
Vit B6 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): To prevent and treat isoniazid, hydralazine and cycloserine induced neurological disturbances. Mental symptoms in women on oral contraceptives. Pyridoxine responsive anaemia. Morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum. Convulsions in infants and children. Alcoholism. Homocystinuria.
For more details on Vit B6, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B6..
Vit D Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Renal osteodystrophy, Hypocalaemia and hyperphosphataemia, Vitamin D dependent rickets, renal tubular osteomalacia.
For more details on Vit D, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit D..
Becadex (15 ml) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Becadex (15 ml), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Vit B1-3.3 mg Vit B2-1.7 mg Vit B6-2.5 mg Vit A-8300 iu Vit C-84 mg Vit D-667 iu Vit B3-17 mg Vit B5-5 mg). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.