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Multivitamins are given to people who need more vitamins in their diet.
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Daily Multiple, Stress Advanced Formula, Sleep And Get Trim, Sigtab, Optilets-500, Therapeutic, Therems, Hexavitamin, One-A-Day Men's, Decavitamin, Vi-Stress, Stress Formula Vitamins, Stresstabs, Stress 600, Stress Tabs |
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Multivitamin
Daily Multiple, Stress Advanced Formula, Sleep And Get Trim, Sigtab, Optilets-500, Therapeutic, Therems, Hexavitamin, One-A-Day Men's, Decavitamin, Vi-Stress, Stress Formula Vitamins, Stresstabs, Stress 600, Stress Tabs
Uses
Multivitamins are given to people who need more vitamins in their diet.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
- Do not freeze.
Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet, Chewable Tablet, Liquid.
If you are using this medicine without a prescription, follow the instructions on the medicine label.
Swallow the tablet whole.
- Do not break, chew, or crush it.
Chew the chewable tablet before swallowing.
- Drink one cup (8 ounces) of liquid to help swallow the tablet after chewing.
Measure the oral liquid medicine with a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup.
- The oral liquid may be mixed with food.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Bloody diarrhea.
Severe stomach pain, or vomiting.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to any single vitamin or multivitamin.
- Do not use this medicine if you are under 18 years old.
Missed Dose
- It is generally not harmful if you miss a dose of a multivitamin.
- Take it as soon as you remember.
- Do not take two doses at one time.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor if you have heart or liver disease, kidney stones, or an overactive thyroid gland.
- Tell your doctor if you smoke, or drink alcohol daily or regularly.
- Make sure your doctor knows if you have a bleeding disorder or a condition called sarcoidosis.
If you are pregnant or breast feeding, ask your doctor what vitamins are best for you to use.
You should not use more of a multivitamin than your doctor has ordered or more than the package label recommends.
- Some vitamins can build up in the body and can be harmful.
Multivitamins can turn urine bright yellow and stools a darker color.
- This is normal.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- You may need to stop using this medicine several days before having surgery or medical tests.
You should not use certain brands of this medicine if you have kidney disease or are on dialysis.
- Some brands contain ingredients that could be harmful if your kidneys are not working properly.
- Always ask your health caregiver what specific brands of this medicine will work best for you.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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