Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3
About
Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 belongs to the class of 'multivitamins', primarily used to treat nutritional deficiencies. Nutritional deficiency occurs when the body is unable to absorb or get enough nutrients from food. It could lead to various health problems, including defective bone growth, skin disorders, digestive issues, and dementia (memory loss).
Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 contains Elemental Calcium, Vitamin D3, L-Methylfolate Calcium, Pyridoxal-5-phosphate, and Methylcobalamin. Elemental Calcium makes the bones stronger by increasing their density. It helps in treating and preventing low calcium levels. Vitamin D3 helps maintain blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone. L-Methylfolate calcium helps produce new blood cells and prevents low folate levels. Pyridoxal-5-phosphate is involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the formation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis.
Your doctor will decide the dosage and duration based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 may cause common side effects like upset stomach, diarrhoea, nausea, and vomiting. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, talk to your doctor if the side effects persist or worsen.
Let your doctor know if you use prescription, non-prescription drugs, and herbal products before starting Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. If you are allergic to any of the components, please inform your doctor. If you are a pregnant or breastfeeding mother, please consult your doctor before taking Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 should not be given to children unless prescribed by a doctor. It is advised to avoid or limit alcohol consumption since it may affect calcium absorption.
Uses of Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3
Medicinal Benefits
Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 is used to treat nutritional deficiencies. It contains Elemental Calcium, Vitamin D3, Methylcobalamin, L-Methylfolate Calcium, and Pyridoxal-5-phosphate. Elemental Calcium makes the bones stronger by increasing their density. Vitamin D3 helps maintain blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone. It is used to treat and prevent bone disorders, such as rickets and osteomalacia. Methylcobalamin regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis. L-Methylfolate calcium helps form new blood cells and prevents low folate levels. Pyridoxal-5-phosphate is involved in metabolic functions and the formation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters.
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Side Effects of Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3
- Upset stomach
- Diarrhoea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
In-Depth Precautions and Warning
Drug Warnings
Brief your medical history to the doctor if you have any heart/kidney/liver diseases, hypercalcaemia (excess calcium levels in the blood), hypervitaminosis D (high vitamin D levels), Vitamin D toxicity, and kidney stones before starting Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. This supplement should be used during pregnancy only when advised by your doctor. Pyridoxal-5-phosphate is excreted into breast milk. Hence, breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. Drinking alcohol may hinder Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 absorption; therefore, it is advised to limit the alcohol intake while using Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3.
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interaction: Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 may interact with anti-cancer drugs (altretamine), fits medicines (phenytoin, phenobarbital), antibiotics (chloramphenicol), medicines treating Parkinson's disease (levodopa), and antidiabetics (metformin).
Drug-Food Interaction: Please avoid alcohol while using Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients.
Drug-Disease Interaction: Use Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 with medical advice if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food), hypercalcaemia, hypervitaminosis D, Vitamin D toxicity, heart/kidney/liver/blood vessel diseases, kidney stones, diabetes, and phenylketonuria.
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Safety Advice
Alcohol
cautionIt is advised to limit/avoid alcohol intake to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients.
Pregnancy
cautionElemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 should be used during pregnancy only when advised by your doctor. Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or planning to conceive before taking Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3
Breast Feeding
cautionPlease consult your doctor before taking Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 if you are a breastfeeding mother.
Driving
cautionIt is unknown whether Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 affects your ability to drive. Drive or operate machinery only if you are alert.
Liver
cautionLet your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. Your doctor will weigh the potential risks and benefits before prescribing Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3.
Kidney
cautionSeek doctor advice before starting Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 if you have kidney diseases. Your doctor will weigh the potential risks and benefits before prescribing Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3.
Children
cautionThe doctor will decide whether Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 can be given to the child or not. The dosage of Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 depends on the child's age and weight.
Habit Forming
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Try Vitamin B complex food sources like milk, cheese, eggs, chicken, red meat, tuna, mackerel, salmon, shellfish, oysters, clams, dark green vegetables such as spinach and kale, beets, avocados, potatoes, whole grains, cereals, kidney beans, black beans, and chickpea.
- Try folate-rich food sources like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, leafy green vegetables, cabbage, kale, spring greens, spinach, peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, and breakfast cereals fortified with folic acid.
- Include the best dietary sources of vitamin D, such as fish liver oils and vitamin D–fortified milk.
- Include dairy products like milk, yoghurt, cheese or milk-based custard in your diet.
- Sprinkle sesame and sunflower seeds over your food, vegetables and salads.
- Include fruits like citrus, banana, and watermelon in your diet.
- Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid excess fatty foods.
Special Advise
- Clinical monitoring of vitamin D, B12 and B6 levels through blood examinations are recommended.
- Let your doctor and the laboratory staff know if you are using Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 since Pyridoxal-5-phosphate may interfere with laboratory tests like urine tests for urobilinogen.
Patients Concern
Disease/Condition Glossary
Nutritional deficiencies: A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or get enough nutrients from food. Vitamins and minerals are necessary for body development and the prevention of diseases. Sometimes your body is unable to absorb many nutrients even if you are consuming them. Nutrient deficiency can lead to many health problems like a weakened immune system, skin problems, digestion problems, defective bone growth, and neurological diseases.
FAQs
Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 is a dietary supplement and consists of Elemental Calcium, Vitamin D3, Methylcobalamin, L-Methylfolate Calcium, and Pyridoxal-5-phosphate. When you lack these vitamins in your body, which cannot be recovered even with the food sources, Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 helps replenish these deficient levels. Collectively, Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 treats nutritional deficiencies.
Pyridoxal-5-phosphate in Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 may interfere with laboratory tests like urine tests for urobilinogen. Please make sure your doctor and the laboratory staff know that you take Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 before undergoing blood and urine examinations.
Antacids may interfere with the absorption of Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3. Hence it is advised to take Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3 two hours before or four hours after taking antacids.
Avoid taking more than one multivitamin product concomitantly unless advised by the doctor. Taking similar nutritional supplements simultaneously can lead to a vitamin overdose or other serious side effects.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and follow your usual dosage.
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Elemental Calcium+l Methylfolate Calcium+methylcobalamin+pyridoxal 5 Phosphate+vitamin D3
