Forjoint is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Talent Laboratories. 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, Chondroitin Sodium,Glucosamine,Manganese,Vit E. This drug comes in the form of Capsule. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Capsule and is priced at Rs 100 (arround $1.4 US Dollar)
The main active ingredients or salts in Forjoint are :
Vit C-50 mg
Manganese-20 mg
Vit E-8 mg
Chondroitin Sodium-200 mg
Glucosamine-500 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..
Chondroitin Sodium Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Chondroitin Sodium, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Chondroitin Sodium..
Glucosamine Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis.
For more details on Glucosamine, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Glucosamine..
Manganese Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Manganese, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Manganese..
Vit E Indication (Prescribed for or used as): G6-PD deficiency, Acanthocytosis. Retrolental fibroplasia in premature infants exposed to high oxygen concentrations. Intermittant claudication, fibrocystic breast disease and nocturnal muscle cramps. Supplementation in cystic fibrosis. Abetalipoproteinaemia. Enhances Vit A absorption.
For more details on Vit E, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit E..
Forjoint Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Forjoint, which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Vit C-50 mg Manganese-20 mg Vit E-8 mg Chondroitin Sodium-200 mg Glucosamine-500 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.