Generic Name: multivitamin, mineral
Dosage Form: tablet, film coated
Megavite Rx™
Caplets
Megavite Rx Description
Each Megavite Rx™ Caplet Contains
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A (as Vitamin A Acetate) ........................................... 2000 IU
Vitamin E (as dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) ............................... 30 IU
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) ....................................................... 500 mg
Vitamin B1 (as Thiamine Mononitrate) ........................................ 20 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) ............................................................... 20 mg
Niacin (Niacinamide)................................................................. 100 mg
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCl) .................................................. 25 mg
Biotin ..................................................................................... 150 mcg
Pantothenic Acid (as D-Calcium Pantothenate)............................ 25 mg
Folic Acid.................................................................................. 1.0 mg
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) ................................................. 50 mcg
Lemon Bioflavonoids................................................................... 50 mg
Minerals
Iron (as Ferrous
Fumarate) ......................................................... 27 mg
Chromium (as Chromium Chloride)............................................. 0.1 mg
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) .............................................. 50 mg
Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate)........................................... 5 mg
Copper (as Cupric Oxide) ............................................................ 3 mg
Selenium (as L-Selenomethionine) ............................................. 50 mcg
Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) ................................................................ 22.5 mg
Inactive Ingredients: BHT, Citric Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Crospovidone, Dicalcium Phosphate, FD&C Blue No.1 Lake, FD&C Red No.40 Lake, 1FD&C Yellow No.6 Lake, Gelatin, Hypromellose, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mineral Oil, Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Soy Polysaccharide, Starch, Stearic Acid, Sucrose and Titanium Dioxide.
Allergen: Contains Soy
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Contains FD&C Yellow No.6 Lake as a color additive
INDICATIONS
Megavite Rx™ is a prescription - only oral multivitamin/mineral caplet specially formulated for prophylactic or therapeutic nutritional supplementation in physiologically stressful conditions. These include:
Conditions causing depletion, reduced absorption or bioavailability of essential vitamins and minerals-
Inadequate intake due to highly restricted or unbalanced diets such as those frequently associated with anorexic conditions and other states severe malnutrition.
Gastrointestinal disorders, chronic alcoholism, chronic or acute infections (especially those involving febrile illness), prolonged or wasting disease, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, poorly controlled diabetes or other physiologic stress.
Also, patients on estrogenic oral contraceptives or other estrogen |