Natal Care (200 gm) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Dalmia Healthcare 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 Calcium, Biotin,Carbohydrate,Choline,Copper,Fat,Folic Acid (Vit B9),Inositol,Iodine,Iron,Magnesium,Manganese,Mineral,Niacinamide,Pantothenic Acid,Phosphorus,Protein,Selenium,Vit A,Vit B1,Vit B12,Vit B2,Vit B6,Vit C,Vit D,Vit E,Vit K,Zinc. This drug comes in the form of Powder. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 200 gm and is priced at Rs 89 (arround $1.246 US Dollar)
The main active ingredients or salts in Natal Care (200 gm) are :
Pantothenic Acid-3 mg
Vit B2-4.5 mg
Selenium-10 mcg
Iron-10 mg
Carbohydrate-57 gm
Biotin-10 mcg
Vit K-10 mcg
Inositol-25 mg
Fat-9 gm
Iodine-170 mcg
Vit B6-4 mg
Phosphorus-800 mg
Calcium-800 mg
Folic Acid (Vit B9)-1334 mcg
Vit A-5500 iu
Vit C-140 mg
Vit E-20 mg
Magnesium-180 mg
Vit B12-5 mcg
Vit B1-4 mg
Manganese-0.5 mcg
Vit D-700 iu
Choline-100 mg
Mineral-5.5 gm
Copper-8 mg
Zinc-40 mg
Protein-26 gm
Niacinamide-50 mg
Calcium Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Calcium supplements are usually required where dietary calcium intake is deficient. This dietary requirement varies with age and is relatively greater in childhood, pregnancy and lactation due to an increased demand. Calcium supplement is also required in paused menopausal women and persons with osteopenia specially after the age of 60 years.
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Biotin Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Carbohydrate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Choline Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Copper Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Fat Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Folic Acid (Vit B9) Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Folate-deficient. Megaloblastic anaemia. Prophylaxis of megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy. Prophylaxis of neural tube defect in pregnancy. Malabsorption syndromes. Antiepileptic therapy.
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Inositol Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Iodine Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Iron Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Iron deficiency either due to chronic blood loss or poor absorption.
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Magnesium Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Manganese Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Mineral Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Niacinamide Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Pantothenic Acid Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Pantothenic Acid deficiency. Probable Indications: Diabetic ulceration. Hypolipidemic effect. Wound healing. Hair care. Acne. Diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy.
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Phosphorus Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Protein Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Selenium Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Seborrheic dermatitis. Antikeratolytic Fungicidal to P.ovale. Dryness folliculitis
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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.
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Vit B1 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Thiamine deficiency. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
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Vit B12 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vitamin B12 deficiency. Neuropathies, psychiatrics disorders, cutaneous sarcoid. Tobacco amblyopia - hydroxocobalamin is of some benefit.
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Vit B2 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): To prevent and treat ariboflavinosis.
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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.
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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).
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Vit D Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Renal osteodystrophy, Hypocalaemia and hyperphosphataemia, Vitamin D dependent rickets, renal tubular osteomalacia.
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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.
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Vit K Indication (Prescribed for or used as): The only use of Vit K is in prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding due to deficiency of clotting factors in the following situations: Dietary deficiency. Prolonged antimicrobial therapy. Obstructive jaundice or malabsorption syndromes. Liver disease. Newborns: Menadione (Vit K3) should not be used for this purpose. Overdose of oralanticoagulants. Prolonged high dose salicylate therapy causes hypoprothrombinemia.
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Zinc Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Natal Care (200 gm) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Natal Care (200 gm), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Pantothenic Acid-3 mg Vit B2-4.5 mg Selenium-10 mcg Iron-10 mg Carbohydrate-57 gm Biotin-10 mcg Vit K-10 mcg Inositol-25 mg Fat-9 gm Iodine-170 mcg Vit B6-4 mg Phosphorus-800 mg Calcium-800 mg Folic Acid (Vit B9)-1334 mcg Vit A-5500 iu Vit C-140 mg Vit E-20 mg Magnesium-180 mg Vit B12-5 mcg Vit B1-4 mg Manganese-0.5 mcg Vit D-700 iu Choline-100 mg Mineral-5.5 gm Copper-8 mg Zinc-40 mg Protein-26 gm Niacinamide-50 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.