Composition

Each 5 ml of B-Complex syrup contains:

• Vitamin B1: 5 mg.
• Vitamin B2 : 2 mg.
• Vitamin B6 : 2 mg.
• Nicotinamide : 20 mg.
• Dexpanthenol : 3 mg.
• Excipients: S.Q. for 5 mL.

Indications

B-Complex Syrup is used for:

• The prophylactic therapy and for the treatment of specific vitamin deficiency diseases, such as beriberi, ariboflavinosis, cheilosis, glossitis, and pellagra.
• For the prevention of hypovitaminosis resulting from the administration of vitamin antagonists (antiinfectives drugs, cytostatics products and, anticonvulsants), loss of appetite ( for instance, in the course of feverish illnesses) or in case of a deficient or special diet.
• Impairment of absorption as in sprue, celiac disease and diarrhea, and after the prolonged treatment with antibiotics during the period of convalescence.
• During pregnancy and lactation to meet the increased requirements.
• In liver disease, neuralgia, neuritis and polyneuritis as an adjuvant therapy.
• In the treatment of the sequelae of chronic alcoholism (e.g. cardiomyopathy) and stomatitis as a result of vitamin B-Complex deficiency.

Dosage & Administration

For Prophylactic Therapy

• Infants and young children: ½ teaspoonful syrup ( 2.5 ml ) daily.
• Children of school age: ½  – 1 teaspoonful syrup (2.5 ml – 5 ml ) daily.
• Adults: 1 – 2 teaspoonfuls syrup ( 5 – 10 ml ), daily.

For therapeutic Properties

According to the severity of the deficiency symptoms:

• Infants and young children: ½ teaspoonful syrup ( 2.5ml ) two to three times daily.
• Children of school age: ½  – 1 teaspoonful syrup (2.5 ml – 5 ml ) two to three times daily.
• Adults: 1-2 teaspoonfuls syrup ( 5-10 ml ), two to three times daily.

Note: The syrup may be taken undiluted, although it is better first to mix with a liquid (e.g. fruit juice) or with semisolid food.