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Vitamin Deficiency

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Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin Intravenous High Potency, Concentrate for Solution for Infusion

Find out about Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP, a rapid parenteral therapy for treating thiamine deficiency, including those related to alcohol misuse and malnutrition.1

Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP is indicated in adults and children for rapid therapy of severe depletion or malabsorption of the water soluble vitamins B and C:1

  • Particularly in alcoholism, where a severe depletion of thiamine can lead to Wernicke’s encephalopathy
  • After acute infections
  • Post-operatively
  • In psychiatric states

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  • INTRODUCTION

    Find out more about treating patients with Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP: a parenteral therapy for treating thiamine deficiency that can help reverse the early changes in the brain caused by thiamine deficiency.1-3

  • MODE OF ACTION

    Find out more about why Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP is critical in the treatment of thiamine deficiency for the prevention of alcohol related brain damage seen in Wernicke's encephalopathy.2

  • RESOURCES

    Access resources, recommendations and guidance information, along with useful information on alcohol use and Wernicke's encephalopathy.

  • HOW TO PRESCRIBE

    Guidance on how to prescribe Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP, including dosing, frequency and duration.

  • TOLERABILITY

    Guidance on the most commonly reported side effects and adverse drug reactions.1

  • PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

    Direction on prescribing Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin IVHP, covering information from dosing to precautions and contraindications.

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  • References List label

    1. Vitamins B&C Kyowa Kirin Intravenous High Potency, Concentrate for Solution for Infusion Summary of Product Characteristics.

    2. Thomson AD, et al. Alcohol Alcohol. 2002; 37(6): 513-521.

    3. Thomson AD. Alcohol Alcohol. 2000; 35(1): 2-7.

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