To compensate for the deficiency of vitamins, as well as mineral elements (including rare ones), vitamin complexes are taken. One of the most popular are Centrum vitamins. They have a rich chemical composition, due to which the effect of taking them is noticeable already in the first weeks.
Vitamins "Centrum": description, composition
The drug is a food additive (dietary supplement), which contains various vitamins - A, C, E, K, D, B1, A2, A6, A12, as well as microelements, including:
- pure calcium and pantothenate form;
- selenium;
- manganese;
- iodine;
- phosphorus;
- zinc;
- potassium pure and in the form of chloride;
- molybdenum;
- tin;
- vanadium;
- nickel;
- magnesium.
It also contains pantothenic and folic acids. The only form of vitamins available is tablets. They are packaged in plastic bottles of 30 pieces, 60 or 100 units.
Store the product in a dry and dark place, preferably in cool conditions (refrigerator). Avoid exposure to sunlight and keep away from children. It is worth considering the shelf life - 3 years from the date of production.
Analogs
Level 4 ATC code matches: Vitacap
Glutamevit
Bio-Max
Menopace
Lavita
Wellman
Teravit
Gerovital
Kaltsinova
Pregnakea
Oligovit
Multi-Tabs Intensive
Multi-Tabs Junior
Multi-Tabs Perinatal
Multi-Tabs Teen
Multi-Tabs Classic
Multi-Tabs Baby
Special Dragee Merz
Pregnavite
Complivit Trimester
The following drugs also have a similar effect: Kiddy Pharmaton syrup, Pikovit, Supradin Kids, Biovital gel for children, Polivit Baby.
Pharmacodynamics
The drug has a complex effect on the body:
- Vitamin A stimulates growth processes, maintains the health of teeth, skin, and skeletal system, and ensures normal functioning of the organ of vision.
- Vitamin C helps strengthen the immune system, protects the walls of blood vessels, and is a natural antioxidant.
- Vitamin K is responsible for blood clotting, which is especially important for injuries and wounds.
- Vitamins B6 and B12 are involved in the metabolic processes of almost all tissues and are responsible for the formation of blood cells - red blood cells.
- Vitamin B1 ensures the normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin B3 helps restore skin tissue.
- Vitamin E ensures the normal functioning of red blood cells and prevents the aging process.
- Pantothenic acid takes part in vital metabolic processes.
- Folic acid ensures the formation of red blood cells.
- Iodine is responsible for the functioning of the thyroid gland.
- Magnesium helps cells of the musculoskeletal system form and ensures protein biosynthesis.
- Phosphorus and calcium are responsible for the formation of teeth, bone tissue restoration processes, as well as energy metabolism.
- The remaining microelements (including selenium, zinc, molybdenum and others) take part in vital metabolic processes.
Who should take it?
"Centrum" for children is prescribed in the following cases:
- hypovitaminosis of varying severity;
- lack of mineral elements in the body of young children;
- caries;
- retardation in physical and mental development.
For prevention purposes, experts usually recommend using it in the off-season, when common fruits and berries are not freely available, and the variety of vegetable crops is limited. It is especially important to nourish the child’s body during epidemiological periods of various infectious diseases. Before starting treatment, it is important to consult with a specialist.
Indications for use
The drug is indicated for use in cases of vitamin deficiency associated with various factors:
- poor nutrition;
- season (vitamin D is synthesized in the sun);
- metabolic disease;
- recovery after surgery.
Tablets are taken both in the case of a complete lack of nutrients (vitaminosis) and in the case of their partial deficiency (hypovitaminosis), for example, against the background of an unbalanced diet.
Instructional recommendations
These vitamins for children are produced by an Italian company that has gained trust in the global pharmaceutical market. They contain multivitamins and minerals necessary for normal child growth and development. The presented product is not a medicine, it is a biologically active food supplement. Despite this fact, there are cases of side effects when taking it. They must be stored in a dark place, keeping the temperature no higher than 25°C. You should not take the drug if the shelf life indicated on the package has expired. For this reason, before starting to use the Centrum Children’s complex, it is better to consult a specialist.
Vitamins "Centrum": instructions for use and overdose
The instructions are quite simple - you need to take 1 tablet per day, wash it down with water. Moreover, it is better to do this after breakfast, for example, after 20-30 minutes. The course lasts 30 days in a row, but if necessary, can be increased in consultation with the doctor.
If you follow the instructions described, Centrum vitamins are safe for health. But if you systematically violate the dosage, allergic reactions will occur. In this case, stop taking the pills for several days until complete recovery.
How to use?
The instructions indicate that Centrum Children's Pro, prescribed to children aged four to twelve years, is taken one tablet per day. Modified versions of the complex have a slightly different dosage. For example, the dosage of a product offered for two to four years is equal to half a chewing gum per day. It is important to avoid overdosing on the drug, as side effects may develop, and then you will have to stop using it altogether. The course of taking the pills is one month, then a break is taken.
It is recommended to give the tablets to children to chew with food. In the event that the use of “chewing gum” does not coincide with meals, it is advisable that the baby washes it down with a sufficient amount of liquid, it is better if it is purified bottled water intended for children. Dragees do not have a specific taste or smell, and therefore are perceived positively by almost all children.
Drug interactions and compatibility with alcohol
Today, dozens of different vitamin complexes are available in pharmacies, which can be purchased without a prescription. But not all of them are compatible with each other. The drug "Centrum" is not recommended to be combined with other drugs - only it should be taken during the entire course of therapy.
Ethyl alcohol molecules require a large amount of energy and vitamins to be broken down by the body. Therefore, during the treatment course you should abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages for at least a month. This is especially important for patients recovering from serious illnesses, surgeries, and infections.
Reviews about Centrum Children's
As numerous discussions among parents on various children's forums and websites show, many of them give their children various vitamins. At the same time, reviews about Centrum Children's are quite rare.
The main reason for this lies in the fact that mothers choose vitamin complexes for their babies that are not only attractive in composition, but also in form. Therefore, they prefer Vitamishki in the form of bears or Supradin Kids in the form of fish and starfish.
Everyone who has chosen Centrum Children's for their children often leaves positive reviews about it. Pediatricians often prescribe it, and children really like it.
In isolated cases, it is reported that taking this drug had to be stopped because the child began to complain of weakness and dizziness.
In any case, vitamin complexes can only be taken as prescribed by a pediatrician. You must first undergo tests that will determine the deficiency of certain substances in the child’s body.
Buy Centrum Multivit from A to Zn film-coated tablets No. 30 in pharmacies
Compound
Calcium hydroorthophosphate, magnesium oxide, carrier microcrystalline cellulose, L-ascorbic acid, potassium chloride, dye Opadry II blue (carrier hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, dye titanium dioxide, maltodextrin, carrier polydextrose, anti-caking agent talc, medium chain triglycerides from coconut and palm kernel oil, dye indigo carmine ), stabilizer polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, DL-alpha-tocopherol acetate, nicotinamide, iron (II) fumarate, calcium D-pantothenate, manganese sulfate, zinc oxide, emulsifier magnesium stearate, anti-caking agent amorphous silicon dioxide, gelatin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin , beta-carotene, copper sulfate, retinol acetate, folic acid, chromium chloride, sodium molybdate, potassium iodide, sodium selenate, D-biotin, antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene, phylloquinone, cholecalciferol, cyanocobalamin.
Description
Centrum replenishes the deficiency of vitamins and macro- and microelements.
The daily dose (1 film-coated tablet) contains:
Vitamin A (25% beta-carotene) - 800 mcg Vitamin E - 15 mg Vitamin D - 5 mcg Vitamin K - 30 mcg Vitamin C - 100 mg Biotin - 62.5 mcg Folic acid - 200 mcg Pantothenic acid - 7.5 mg Nicotinamide - 20 mg Vitamin B1 - 1.4 mg Vitamin B2 - 1.75 mg Vitamin B6 - 2.0 mg Vitamin B12 - 2.5 mcg Calcium - 162.0 mg Chromium - 40 mcg Copper - 0.5 mg Iodine - 100.0 µg Iron - 5.0 mg Magnesium - 100.0 mg Manganese - 2.0 mg Molybdenum - 50 µg Phosphorus - 125 mg Selenium - 30.0 µg Zinc - 5.0 mg
Nutritional value per 1 tablet
Energy value - 2.9 kJ/0.7 kcal Proteins - 0.002 g Carbohydrates - 0.030 g Fats - 0.006 g
Dietary supplements do not replace a balanced diet.
Special conditions
Biologically active food supplement.
Not a medicine.
It is recommended to consult a doctor before use.
Indications
Dietary supplement to food - an additional source of vitamins (A, E, D, K, C, B1, B2, B6, B12, biotin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, nicotinamide) and minerals (calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, selenium, zinc).
Contraindications
Individual intolerance to components.
During pregnancy and lactation, you should consult your doctor before use.
Side effects
Allergic reactions are possible.
Contraindications for use
The drug may be contraindicated in people with sensitive bodies. In addition, sometimes it is undesirable to take some of the nutrients included in the complex.
More detailed advice can be obtained from a doctor who will take into account such points as:
- allergy to a number of components;
- individual negative reaction;
- intolerance to multivitamin preparations.
The instructions for use indicated such formulation options at different times. They are similar, so the doctor’s advice and explanations on this issue will be useful. The use of the complex during pregnancy is not intended.
Storage conditions and shelf life
Centrum Silver is available in pharmacies without a prescription. The cost of a package of 30 tablets is about 580 rubles. The drug should be kept in a cool, dry place, with the lid tightly closed.
The optimal temperature is 22-25ºС. The expiration date is indicated on the cardboard container and plastic tube. It is 24 months from the date of issue.
Centrum Silver is often counterfeited, and tablets cannot always be distinguished from the original by their appearance. However, if a buyer has doubts about the authenticity of a pharmaceutical product, experts give advice on how to distinguish a fake. You should contact a control and analytical laboratory or consumer protection society. Here they will conduct an analysis and issue a description-conclusion on authenticity.
Contraindications, side effects
Despite the fact that "Centrum", which contains vitamins in sufficient quantities, has a positive effect on small organisms, there are certain contraindications to its use. These include:
- individual intolerance to certain components of the drug;
- phenylketonuria.
Considering that these contraindications are not so common in children, it is still worth consulting with a pediatrician about using the drug. Perhaps your baby’s health does not need the additional nutrients that multivitamins can provide.
The main side effect that occurs when using dietary supplements is the development of allergic reactions. They can be expressed in the form of urticaria, skin rashes, however, angioedema may occur, which is a reason to contact not just a pediatrician, but an ambulance, since such a condition requires immediate hospitalization.
This side effect can also occur in case of overdose. At the first such manifestations, it is better to stop taking the pills and seek help from a doctor. He will not only advise which multivitamins to replace the inappropriate option, but will also prescribe symptomatic treatment, which will allow you to quickly get rid of the cause of the allergy.
