Cernevit

What is it?

A multivitamin preparation of fat and water soluble vitamins (but without vitamin K), available as a powder in vials for reconstitution and injection.

Medical Uses

Additional treatment in patients requiring parenteral fluids (i. e. nutrition given intravenously, subcutaneously, intradermally or intramuscularly).

Dosage

Adults, lvial is given each day by intravenous infusion or slow intravenous injection.

Special Care

Pernicious anaemia, kidney disease; in patients with active inflammatory enterocolitis, liver enzymes must be monitored.

Avoid Use

Children, pregnancy, breastfeeding, allergy to vitamin B, hypervitaminosis (condition of toxicity resulting from, usually long-term overdose of one or more vitamins).

Possible Drug and Food Interactions

Phenytoin, levodopa.

Known Side Effects

Allergic reactions.

Manufacturer

Baxter.