Proviten JR

Infants weighing less than 1 kg: The daily dose is 30% (1.5 ml) of a single full dose (5 ml). Do not exceed this daily dose.
Infants weighing 1 to 3 kg: The daily dose is 65% (3.25 ml) of a single full dose (5 ml). A supplemental Vitamin A may be required for low birth weight infants.

Infants and children weighing 3 kg or more up to 11 years of age: The daily dose is 5 ml.

There have been rare reports of anaphylactic reactions following parenteral multivitamin administration. Rare reports of anaphylactic reactions have also been reported after large intravenous doses of thiamine. The risk is negligible if thiamine is co-administered with other vitamins in the B group. There have been rare reports of the following types of reactions:- rash, erythema, pruritus, headache, dizziness, agitation, anxiety, diplopia, urticaria, shortness of breath, wheezing, and angioedema.

The possibility of hypervitaminosis A or D should be borne in mind. Clinical manifestations of hypervitaminosis A have been reported in patients with renal failure receiving 1.5 mg/day retinol.

This IV is a sterile, lyophilized powder/cake for infusion which contains nine water-soluble and four fat soluble vitamins. Mixed micelles is used as a solubilizing agent. It is presented as a lyophilized, orange-yellow, sterile powder cake that is to be reconstituted with 5 ml of Water for injections or other parenteral fluids, (e.g. as 0.9% Sodium chloride or 5% Dextrose solution), prior to administration by parenteral route.

Caution should be exercised when administering this multivitamin formulation to patients on warfarin sodium-type anticoagulant therapy as it contains Vitamin K. Larger doses or supplementation with oral or parenteral vitamin E are not recommended because elevated blood levels of vitamin E may result. Additional vitamin A supplementation may be required, especially in low birth weight infants. Polysorbates have been associated with the E-Ferol syndrome (thrombocytopenia, renal dysfunction, hepatomegaly, cholestasis, ascites, hypotension, and metabolic acidosis) in low birth weight infants. This product contains aluminum. Aluminum may reach toxic levels with prolonged parenteral administration if kidney function is impaired. Premature neonates are particularly at risk because their kidneys are immature.

Multi-vitamin & Multi-mineral combined preparations