Vitamin A — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient

Vitamin A (13 brand names, 3 dosage forms, 3 routes)

Available dosage forms: INJECTABLE, CAPSULE, FOR SOLUTION.

Routes of administration: INTRAVENOUS, ORAL, INJECTION.

Brand Names

• AQUASOL A
• INFUVITE PEDIATRIC
• INFUVITE PEDIATRIC (PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE)
• M.V.C. 9+3
• M.V.I. ADULT
• M.V.I. ADULT (PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE)
• M.V.I. PEDIATRIC
• M.V.I.-12 ADULT
• M.V.I.-12 LYOPHILIZED
• MULTIPLE VITAMINS INJECTION PEDIATRIC
• MULTIPLE VITAMINS INJECTION PEDIATRIC (PHARMACY BULK PACKAGE)
• MVC PLUS
• VITAMIN A

Related Health Topics

• B Vitamins
• Vitamin D Deficiency
• Vitamins
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin K
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin E

Related Conditions

• Urinary tract infection
• Common Cold

Indications and Usage

Multiple vitamins injection (pediatric) is a combination of vitamins indicated for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in pediatric patients up to 11 years of age receiving parenteral nutrition. The physician should not await the development of clinical signs of vitamin deficiency before initiating vitamin therapy.

Contraindications

Multiple vitamins injection (pediatric) is contraindicated in patients who have: •An existing hypervitaminosis, or •A history of hypersensitivity to any vitamins or excipients contained in this formulation.

Adverse Reactions

The following adverse reactions are discussed in greater detail in other sections of the labeling. •Allergic reactions to thiamine [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)]. •Hypervitaminosis A [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)] The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of multiple vitamins injection (pediatric). Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Dermatologic: rash, erythema, pruritis CNS: headache, dizziness, agitation, anxiety Ophthalmic: diplopia

Drug Interactions

A number of interactions between vitamins and drugs have been reported. The following are examples of these types of interactions.

Overdosage

Signs and symptoms of acute or chronic overdosage may be those of individual multiple vitamins injection (pediatric) component toxicity. There is no clinical experience with multiple vitamins injection (pediatric) overdosage.