ABOCAL
(calcium, Vitamin D3, Vitamin C & B6)
Abocal is a tablet that is used to help prevent deficiencies of Calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.
It is taken for the treatment of deficiency states resulting from reduced intake of vitamin C, vitamin D3, and vitamin B6 in the diet.
However, the product is not for correction of dietary deficiency of vitamin D3 where there is fat malabsorption and where deficiency symptoms are caused by end Organ insensitivity.
This tablet is also considered safe to use in pregnancy.
It is manufactured by Abbott Laboratories (Pak) Ltd.
Package contains
The package contains 10 effective tables of 500mg..
Composition
Each Abocal effervescent tablet contains:
Calcium carbonate, U.S.P 670 mg
(Equivalent to 268mg of elemental calcium)
Vitamin D3, Abbott specs. 400 I.U.
Vitamin C, U.S.P. Eur. P. 500mg
Vitamin B6, U.S.P. 10mg
Usual Dose
Adults: 1 tablet daily
Children: ½ to 1 tablet daily or dose should be adjusted according to age or as directed by the physician. The tablet is to be dissolved in water before use.
Instructions
*Store at room temperature
*Protect from excessive heat l, light & moisture.
*Keep cap tightly closed
*Not to be injected.
*Don’t crush, chew or break the tablets
*It should only be used by consulting with a physician
By: Hamna Ghufran