Zinc gluconate …………70 mg
(Equivalent to 10 mg of zinc)
Excipients: q.s …………. 1 sachet
Granules for oral suspension.
Product description: Preparation is white to off-white, dry, loose, fragrant, small granules.
Box of 24 sachets x 1.5 g.
Box of 50 sachets x 1.5 g.
Box of 100 sachets x 1.5 g.
Zinc is an essential mineral which is present in every cell. The human body contains approximately 2 to 3 g of zinc found in bone, teeth, hair, skin, liver, muscle, white cells, and testicles. Zinc stimulates the activities of enzymes which are catalysts of biological reactions in the body. Zinc is necessary for a healthy immune system with possibility of anti-infections and flu prevention. Zinc helps to heal wounds quickly, stimulate the growth of new cells, and restore cells wounded by free radicals. Zinc is also essential for DNA synthesis, stimulates the metabolism of vitamin A and the activities of vision and central nervous system.
In addition, zinc supports the growth and development of height in children and adolescents.
Children with protracted diarrhoea lose a significant amount of zinc. The reduction of zinc in the body delays the reproduction and restoration processes of structures and functions of intestinal mucosal cells resulting in extending the diarrhea condition. Therefore, the zinc supplement is able to reduce diarrhoea in children with protracted diarrhoea.
Absorption of zinc from the gastrointestinal tract is incomplete; bioavailability of dietary zinc is about 20 to 30%. Zinc is distributed throughout the body with the highest concentrations found in muscle, bone, skin, eye, and prostatic fluids. It is primarily excreted in the faeces; small amounts are lost in urine and perspiration.
The drug does not affect the ability to drive and use machines.
Like with other drugs, it is advised to consult the physician before oral administration.
The absorption is reduced by the presence of tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, iron- and copper-containing preparations.
Concurrent administration of zinc gluconate and two groups of antibiotics reduces the absorption of antibiotics.
Abdominal pain, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gastric irritation, and gastritis have been reported. These symptoms can be reduced by taking after meals.
Please inform your doctor of all undesirable effects upon drug administration.
In acute poisoning, zinc salt is corrosive by forming chloride zinc under the action of stomach acid. Treatment is performed by giving milk or alkaline carbonate salts, or activated carbon. Emesis or gastric lavage should not be applied.
High-dose and long-term supplements of zinc or use of zinc-contaminated hemodialysis solution causes copper deficiency, leading to sideroblastic anemia, neutropenia. Blood zinc level is reduced by using a chelating agent sodium calcium edetate.
Store in dry places, not exceeding 300C, protect from light.
Caution should be exercised in patients with renal impairment. Prolonged use of zinc reduce copper absorption, leading to anemia and aleukocytosis.
Excipients
Sucrose: Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose - galactose malabsorption or deficiency of sucrase-isomaltase should not take this medicine.
Aspartame: This product contains 25 mg of aspartame in each sachet. Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine. It may be harmful if you have phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder that phenylalanine builds up because the body cannot remove it properly.
Adding zinc to daily dietary; enhancing the resistance for a healthy body.
Children with acute and chronic diarrhea (combined with oral rehydration salt solution in a regimen of protracted diarrhoea treatment recommended by WHO).
Children with symptoms of zinc deficiency: children with rickets, malnutrition, growth retardation, frequently gastrointestinal disturbances, anorexia, sleeplessness, crying at night, dry skin, dystrophia unguium (wrinkles, white spots, slow growth), weak resistance, frequently recurrent infections on skin and respiratory tract.
Hypersensitivity to any components of the drug.
Unikids Zinc 70 should be mixed with food or dissolved in 5 – 10 ml water before oral administration.
After mixing into a suspension, the medicine should be used immediately after mixing. If the medicine is not used up or not used, it should be discarded.
Supplement to the daily diet (taking after meals):
Children aged 6 months to 6 years: ½ sachet/ day.
Treatment of zinc deficiency in children (taking after meals):
Children (weighing < 10 kg): 2 sachets once daily.
Children (weighing 10 to 30 kg): 2 sachets x 1 - 3 times daily.
Adults and children (weighing > 30 kg): 4 ½ sachets x 1 - 3 times daily.
Supplement of zinc in children with acute and chronic diarrhea:
Children under 6 months of age: 1 sachet/ day for 10 - 14 days.
Children over 6 months of age: 2 sachets/ day for 10 - 14 days
Or as prescribed by the physician.
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