Andox Plus is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Marc Laboratories Pvt. 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 Copper Sulphate, Beta Carotene,Chromium (Chromic),Folic Acid (Vit B9),Manganese,Selenium Dioxide,Vit A,Vit B6,Vit C,Vit E,Zinc Sulphate. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 6 Tablet and is priced at Rs 37.4 (arround $0.5236 US Dollar)
The main active ingredients or salts in Andox Plus are :
Folic Acid (Vit B9)-2.5 mg
Zinc Sulphate-27.45 mg
Vit B6-1 mg
Copper Sulphate-1 mg
Vit A-5000 iu
Vit C-150 mg
Vit E-200 iu
Manganese-2 mg
Beta Carotene-10 mg
Chromium (Chromic)-100 mcg
Selenium Dioxide-70 mcg
Copper Sulphate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Copper Sulphate, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Copper Sulphate..
Beta Carotene Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Beta Carotene, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Beta Carotene..
Chromium (Chromic) Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Chromium (Chromic), its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Chromium (Chromic)..
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.
For more details on Folic Acid (Vit B9), its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Folic Acid (Vit B9)..
Manganese Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Manganese, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Manganese..
Selenium Dioxide Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Selenium Dioxide, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Selenium Dioxide..
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.
For more details on Vit A, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit A..
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.
For more details on Vit B6, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit B6..
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).
For more details on Vit C, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit C..
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.
For more details on Vit E, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit E..
Zinc Sulphate Indication (Prescribed for or used as): For eye and ear wash. Acne and impetigo.
For more details on Zinc Sulphate, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Zinc Sulphate..
Andox Plus Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Andox Plus, which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Folic Acid (Vit B9)-2.5 mg Zinc Sulphate-27.45 mg Vit B6-1 mg Copper Sulphate-1 mg Vit A-5000 iu Vit C-150 mg Vit E-200 iu Manganese-2 mg Beta Carotene-10 mg Chromium (Chromic)-100 mcg Selenium Dioxide-70 mcg). 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.