Artinex is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Nexus (India). 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 Vit C, Boron,Chondroitin Sulphate,Colloidal Silicon Dioxide,Glucosamine Sulphate,Manganese,Methyl Sulfonyl Methane,Selenium,Vit D3,Vit E,Zinc. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Tablet and is priced at Rs 95 (arround $1.33 US Dollar)
The main active ingredients or salts in Artinex are :
Vit D3-200 iu
Vit C-50 mg
Vit E-25 iu
Selenium-75 mcg
Chondroitin Sulphate-400 mg
Glucosamine Sulphate-500 mg
Manganese-10 mg
Zinc-7.5 mg
Boron-1 mg
Methyl Sulfonyl Methane-250 mg
Colloidal Silicon Dioxide-140 mcg
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..
Boron Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Boron, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Boron..
Chondroitin Sulphate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Chondroitin Sulphate, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Chondroitin Sulphate..
Colloidal Silicon Dioxide Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Colloidal Silicon Dioxide..
Glucosamine Sulphate Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Glucosamine Sulphate, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Glucosamine Sulphate..
Manganese Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Manganese, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Manganese..
Methyl Sulfonyl Methane Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Dietary supplement, which has been lately used in the management of osteoarthritis in combination with glucosamine and/or chondrotin.
For more details on Methyl Sulfonyl Methane, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Methyl Sulfonyl Methane..
Selenium Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Seborrheic dermatitis. Antikeratolytic Fungicidal to P.ovale. Dryness folliculitis
For more details on Selenium, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Selenium..
Vit D3 Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vitamin D deficiency
For more details on Vit D3, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Vit D3..
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 Indication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Zinc, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Zinc..
Artinex Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 0 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Artinex, which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Vit D3-200 iu Vit C-50 mg Vit E-25 iu Selenium-75 mcg Chondroitin Sulphate-400 mg Glucosamine Sulphate-500 mg Manganese-10 mg Zinc-7.5 mg Boron-1 mg Methyl Sulfonyl Methane-250 mg Colloidal Silicon Dioxide-140 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.