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Is Zincovit Intake Safe For Children?
Question: Hi the pead prescribed zincovit syrup 5 ml per day. By mistake we bought drops and gave 5ml per day for 2 weeks. Kindly tell me how have I harmed my 15.5 month old baby. I am very worried
Brief Answer:
Most likely there would be no harm at all.
Detailed Answer:
Dear User,
Zincovit drops and zincovit syrup are branded multi-nutrient, multi-vitamin formulations produced by the same parent company. While the syrup is designed for use in older children, the drops are meant to be used in infants or very old or handicapped people who cannot swallow properly, or cannot drink larger quantities of liquids.
I can understand your fear, as the drops have the same nutrients which are there in the syrup, but in a more concentrated form. However, let me allay your anxiety immediately: usually, there are no harmful effects from ingesting vitamin preparations and nutritional supplements ... even if the dose ingested is larger than the recommended dose.
However, to clarify this a little further, certain vitamins can accumulate inside our bodies and lead to what is known as "hypervitaminosis". This is especially possible with really large doses of vitamins A and D, as these are fat-soluble and can stay inside our fatty tissues.
Just a few weeks of use will not lead to this problem, however, and you can put this episode into the past by not worrying about it too much.
Hope this helps.
Take care the next time before filling out any prescription!
Best wishes,
Dr. Taher
Most likely there would be no harm at all.
Detailed Answer:
Dear User,
Zincovit drops and zincovit syrup are branded multi-nutrient, multi-vitamin formulations produced by the same parent company. While the syrup is designed for use in older children, the drops are meant to be used in infants or very old or handicapped people who cannot swallow properly, or cannot drink larger quantities of liquids.
I can understand your fear, as the drops have the same nutrients which are there in the syrup, but in a more concentrated form. However, let me allay your anxiety immediately: usually, there are no harmful effects from ingesting vitamin preparations and nutritional supplements ... even if the dose ingested is larger than the recommended dose.
However, to clarify this a little further, certain vitamins can accumulate inside our bodies and lead to what is known as "hypervitaminosis". This is especially possible with really large doses of vitamins A and D, as these are fat-soluble and can stay inside our fatty tissues.
Just a few weeks of use will not lead to this problem, however, and you can put this episode into the past by not worrying about it too much.
Hope this helps.
Take care the next time before filling out any prescription!
Best wishes,
Dr. Taher
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