Drug reference

Vitamins with minerals and trace elements

BNF 80 (2020–2021)

Source: BNF 80 (2020–2021)
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Overview

Indications And Dose

FORCEVAL ® CAPSULES Vitamin and mineral deficiency and as adjunct in synthetic diets ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 1 capsule daily, one hour after a meal KETOVITE ® LIQUID Prevention of vitamin deficiency in disorders of carbohydrate or amino-acid metabolism| Adjunct in restricted, specialised, or synthetic diets ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 5 mL daily, use with Ketovite ® Tablets for complete vitamin supplementation. KETOVITE ® TABLETS Prevention of vitamin deficiency in disorders of carbohydrate or amino-acid metabolism| Adjunct in restricted, specialised, or synthetic diets ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 1 tablet 3 times a day, use with Ketovite ® Liquid for complete vitamin supplementation.

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Prescribing And Dispensing Information

To avoid potential toxicity, the content of all vitamin preparations, particularly vitamin A, should be considered when used together with other supplements.

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Dose and formulations

Medicinal Forms

There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Oral emulsion ▶Ketovite (Essential Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Cyanocobalamin 2.5 microgram per 1 ml, Choline chloride 30 mg per 1 ml, Ergocalciferol 80 unit per 1 ml,Vitamin A 500 unit per 1 ml Ketovite liquid sugar-free | 150 ml p £119.10 Tablet ▶Ketovite (Essential Pharmaceuticals Ltd) Biotin 170 microgram, Folic acid 250 microgram, Pyridoxine hydrochloride 330 microgram, Acetomenaphthone 500 microgram, Riboflavin 1 mg,Thiamine hydrochloride 1 mg, Calcium pantothenate 1.16 mg, Nicotinamide 3.3 mg, Alpha tocopheryl acetate 5 mg, Ascorbic acid 16.6 mg, Inositol 50 mg Ketovite tablets | 100 tablet £28.77 Capsule ▶Forceval (Forum Health Products Ltd) Cyanocobalamin 3 microgram, Selenium 50 microgram, Biotin 100 microgram, Iodine 140 microgram, Chromium 200 microgram, Molybdenum 250 microgram, Folic acid 400 microgram,Thiamine 1.2 mg, Riboflavin 1.6 mg, Copper 2 mg, Pyridoxine 2 mg, Manganese 3 mg, Pantothenic acid 4 mg, Potassium 4 mg,Tocopheryl acetate 10 mg, Iron 12 mg, Zinc 15 mg, Nicotinamide 18 mg, Magnesium 30 mg, Ascorbic acid 60 mg, Phosphorus 77 mg, Calcium 100 mg, Ergocalciferol 400 unit,Vitamin A 2500 unit Forceval capsules | 15 capsule p £5.46 | 30 capsule p £9.92 | 90 capsule p £28.77 VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS › VITAMIN C

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Clinical care

Patient And Carer Advice

KETOVITE ® LIQUID Ketovite ® liquid may be mixed with milk, cereal, or fruit juice. KETOVITE ® TABLETS Tablets may be crushed immediately before use.

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Dose text by age group

Adult

1 capsule daily, one hour after a meal

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Adult

5 mL daily, use with Ketovite ® Tablets for

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Adult

1 tablet 3 times a day, use with Ketovite ® Liquid

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Age labels are extracted for navigation. Check the complete source section and current local guidance before clinical use.

Drug reference

Vitamins with minerals and trace elements

BNF 80 (2020–2021)

Source: BNF 80 (2020–2021)
PDF pages: 1165

Review source pages for extracted sections and age labels. BNF dose snippets show only their first line.

Overview

Indications And Dose

PDF page 1165

Prescribing And Dispensing Information

To avoid potential toxicity, the content of all vitamin preparations, particularly vitamin A, should be considered when used together with other supplements.

PDF page 1165

Dose and formulations

Medicinal Forms

PDF page 1165

Clinical care

Patient And Carer Advice

KETOVITE ® LIQUID Ketovite ® liquid may be mixed with milk, cereal, or fruit juice. KETOVITE ® TABLETS Tablets may be crushed immediately before use.

PDF page 1165

Dose text by age group

Adult

1 capsule daily, one hour after a meal

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Adult

5 mL daily, use with Ketovite ® Tablets for

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Adult

1 tablet 3 times a day, use with Ketovite ® Liquid

First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.

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Age labels are extracted for navigation. Check the complete source section and current local guidance before clinical use.