Aglofit (200 gm) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Aglowmed Ltd. This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Calcium, Calcium Pantothenate,Carbohydrate,Folic Acid (Vit B9),Iodine,Iron,Magnesium,Niacinamide,Protein,Vit A,Vit B1,Vit B12,Vit B2,Vit B6,Vit C,Vit D3,Vit E,Zinc. This drug comes in the form of Granules. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 200 gm and is priced at Rs 126 (arround $1.764 US Dollar)
The main active ingredients or salts in Aglofit (200 gm) are :
Folic Acid (Vit B9)-1 mg
Calcium-650 mg
Vit B12-3 mcg
Vit D3-500 iu
Vit B1-3 mg
Niacinamide-20 mg
Iodine-0.1 mg
Vit B2-3 mg
Calcium Pantothenate-3 mg
Magnesium-12 mg
Vit B6-2 mg
Vit A-2000 iu
Vit C-30 mg
Vit E-5 iu
Protein-23 gm
Zinc-5 mg
Iron-5 mg
Carbohydrate-71 gm
Calcium Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Calcium supplements are usually required where dietary calcium intake is deficient. This dietary requirement varies with age and is relatively greater in childhood, pregnancy and lactation due to an increased demand. Calcium supplement is also required in paused menopausal women and persons with osteopenia specially after the age of 60 years.
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Calcium Pantothenate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Carbohydrate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Folic Acid (Vit B9) Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Folate-deficient. Megaloblastic anaemia. Prophylaxis of megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy. Prophylaxis of neural tube defect in pregnancy. Malabsorption syndromes. Antiepileptic therapy.
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Iodine Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Iron Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Iron deficiency either due to chronic blood loss or poor absorption.
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Magnesium Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Niacinamide Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Protein Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Vit A Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vit A deficiency during infancy, pregnancy, lactation, heptatobillary disease, steatorrhea. Skin diseases like acne vulgaria, acne venenata, posiriasis, ichthyosis.
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Vit B1 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Thiamine deficiency. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
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Vit B12 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vitamin B12 deficiency. Neuropathies, psychiatrics disorders, cutaneous sarcoid. Tobacco amblyopia - hydroxocobalamin is of some benefit.
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Vit B2 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): To prevent and treat ariboflavinosis.
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Vit B6 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): To prevent and treat isoniazid, hydralazine and cycloserine induced neurological disturbances. Mental symptoms in women on oral contraceptives. Pyridoxine responsive anaemia. Morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum. Convulsions in infants and children. Alcoholism. Homocystinuria.
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Vit C Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Treatment of scurvy. Adjuvent therapy in common cold, asthma, cancer, atherosclerosis. Thalassaemia. Metabolic disorders (tyrosinaemia type III, transient tyrosinaemia of the newborn, glutathione synthase deficiency, Hawkinsinuria).
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Vit D3 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vitamin D deficiency
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Vit E Indication (Prescribed for or used as): G6-PD deficiency, Acanthocytosis. Retrolental fibroplasia in premature infants exposed to high oxygen concentrations. Intermittant claudication, fibrocystic breast disease and nocturnal muscle cramps. Supplementation in cystic fibrosis. Abetalipoproteinaemia. Enhances Vit A absorption.
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Zinc Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
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Aglofit (200 gm) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Aglofit (200 gm), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Folic Acid (Vit B9)-1 mg Calcium-650 mg Vit B12-3 mcg Vit D3-500 iu Vit B1-3 mg Niacinamide-20 mg Iodine-0.1 mg Vit B2-3 mg Calcium Pantothenate-3 mg Magnesium-12 mg Vit B6-2 mg Vit A-2000 iu Vit C-30 mg Vit E-5 iu Protein-23 gm Zinc-5 mg Iron-5 mg Carbohydrate-71 gm). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.