Adcovit Syrup

Vitamin B deficiency. Glossitis, stomatitis, cheilosis, beriberi polyneuritis.

Oral Adult: Tablet/Capsule : 1-2 tab/cap, 3 times daily. Syrup : 1-2 (5 ml spoonful) syrup three times a day.

Oral Children: 1 (5 ml spoonful) syrup three times a day. Infants: 1 (5 ml spoonful) syrup daily.

Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to any of its components.

Should be given cautiously to patients taking Levodopa as Pyridoxine reduces the effect of Levodopa.

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Generally well tolerated.

Vitamin B: Plays a role in the synthesis and maintenance of coenzyme A. Necessary for lipid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, tissue respiration, glycogenolysis, inhibition of very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) synthesis. May increase chylomicron triglyceride removal from plasma. Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin): Required for the maintenance of normal erythropoiesis, nucleoprotein and myelin synthesis, cell reproduction and normal growth; intrinsic factor, a glycoprotein secreted by the gastric mucosa, is required for active absorption of Vitamin B12 from the GI tract. Necessary for normal tissue respiration; plays a role in activation of pyridoxine and conversion of tryptophan to niacin.

Adcovit 200 ml Syrup manufactured by Team Pharmaceuticals Ltd.. Its generic name is Vitamin B complex.