Cod Liver Oil 30.5%
Indications
Cod Liver Oil 30.5% is used for:
Dietary supplements, Vitamin A & D deficiency, Pain and joint stiffness,Kidney disease, High triglycerides, Heart disease, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Middle ear infections (otitis media)
Adult Dose
Child Dose
Infant: 1/2 tsf daily.
Child (1-4 yrs): 1 tsf daily.
Child over 4 yrs: 1 1/2 tsf daily.
Renal Dose
Administration
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity.
Precautions
Chronic renal failure, Patients having hepatomegaly & raised ESR
Pregnancy-Lactation
Interactions
Colestyramine, colestipol, and orlistat may interfere with vitamin E absorption. High doses of vitamin E potentiates the anticoagulant action of warfarin. Large doses of vitamin E may impair response to iron supplementation.
Adverse Effects
Side effects of Cod Liver Oil 30.5% :
Hypervitaminosis;hypercalcemia, myopathy; thrombophloebitis; fatigue, weakness, nausea, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, flatulence, diarrhoea, abdominal pain.
Mechanism of Action
Vitamin A plays an essential role in the function of retina and is essential for growh and differentiation of epithelial tissue.
Vitamin D is supplemented for prevention and cure of nutritional and metabolic rickets and for treatment of hypoparathyroidism.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant which preserves essential cellular constituents. Vitamin E plays a role in protecting red blood cells against hemolysis; has protective effects against free radicals on polyunsaturated fatty acids found in cell membranes; plays a role in preventing oxidation of vitamin A and C.