Description
Neuro Forte combines in high dosage three important vitamins essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system. Each of these vitamins is indispensable to ensure the normal metabolic processes in nerve cells. Administered simultaneously and in pharmacodynamic high doses, the components exert their individual neurotropic effect and in addition, the combination produces a potent analgesic action.
Vitamin B1 USP 200mg, Vitamin B6 USP 50mg, Vitamin B12 USP 100mcg
Class: Vitamins
Manufacturer: Centaur Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd
Dosage Form: Tablet
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Uses:
Neuro-Forte is indicated as an adjuvant in the treatment of neuritic pain – acute or chronic neuritis and polyneuritis.
Neuro-Forte is also indicated in the treatment ofneuralgia due to toxic damage to nerve tissue, alcoholism, diabetic polyneuropathy of drug intoxication.
Neuro-forte may also be used for the prophylaxis of vitamin B6 deficiency during treatment with isoniazid, penicillamine, cycloserine and hydralazine. Multivitamin preparations have been used in the treatment of rheumatic pain.
Dosage:
The dosage should be adapted to each individual case. The usual recommended dose on neuro-forte is 1-4 tablets daily. In severe pain the treatment should be initiated with 4 tablets and should be continued till the pain subsides, or as directed by the physician.
Side Effects:
Hypersensitivity reactions are rare and are observed mainly in the skin. Erythema, desquamation of facial skin, rash and acne can be attributable to one of the vitamins
Warnings & Precautions:
Oral administration of vitamin B12 is only possible if gastrointestinal tract is functioning normally.
Pregnancy & Lactation:
Neuro-Forte may be taken during pregnancy and lactation. Controlled studies in women have shown no risks to the foetus during the first trimester. There is no evidence suggesting a risk in the course of the remaining trimesters and there is little probability of possible damage to the foetus.
Drug Interactions:
The effect of levodopa is diminished by vitamin B6.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to vitamins B1, B6 or B12.
Owing to the vitamin B12 content of the preparation, patients with psoriasis should not receive Neuro-Forte tablets.
Price: Ksh 400
Notes:
Pack Size: 20s
Pharmacology
Vitamins are a class of organic compounds categorized as essential nutrients. The body in very small amounts requires them. Though they do not yield energy yet they enable body to use other nutrients. Since the body is generally unable to synthesize then they must be provided by food.
Vitamin B1 (thiamne) is a water-soluble vitamin essential for the utilization of carbohydrates. The deficiency of this vitamin leads to beriberi and Wernicke’s encephalopathy. Beriberi may occur in three main forms; the dry form (characterized by nerve involvement (peripheral neuritis) ; the wet form characterized by heart involvement (cardiac beriberi) and the infantile beriberi seen in infants between 2 and 4 months of age. The affected baby is usually breast-fed by a thiamine-deficient mother who commonly shows signs of peripheral neuropathy. Wernicke’s encephalopathy, seen often in alcoholics, is characterized by opthalmoplegia, polyneuritis, ataxia and mental deterioration. It occurs occasionally in people who fast.
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) plays an important role in the metabolism of amino acids, fats and carbohydrates. Pyridoxine deficiency is associated with peripheral neuritis.
Vitamin B12 (cynacobalamine) plays a role in synthesis of fatty acids in myelin. Vitamin B12 deficiency is not only associated with megaloblastic anaemia, but may also cause demyelinating neurological lesions in the spinal cord and infertility.
Manufactured for:
Sai Pharmaceutical Ltd
P.O BOX NO 66551 – 00800
Nairobi, Kenya.