Maltofer

Maltofer – means for completion of deficit of iron.

Pharmacological action

Maltofer is a part a complex of iron (III) of hydroxide a polymaltose which is stable, does not allocate free ions of iron in a GIT.

Its structure is similar to a natural compound of iron ferritin thanks to what iron (III) comes to blood from intestines by active transport. Iron which is soaked up with Maltofer contacts ferritin, and collects in a liver, generally. After that it joins in hemoglobin in marrow.

There is a dependence between the level of absorption of iron and expressiveness of its shortcoming: iron is soaked up by that better, than more its deficit in an organism.

Most actively process of absorption of iron happens in thin and a duodenum. That part which was not soaked up in a blood stream is removed with a stake.

Drug Maltofer a foul except iron contains folic acid which concerns to group B of vitamins, takes part in production of nucleic acids, purines, amino acids, pyrimidines, stimulates an erythrogenesis (process of development of erythrocytes).

Release form

Release drops Maltofer and tablets Maltofer.

Maltofer the foul is made in tablets.

Indications to Maltofer's use

Maltofer according to the instruction appoint for treatment of the patients suffering from an iron deficiency anemia, the hidden deficit of iron.

Good responses about Maltofer, accepted for prevention of a lack of iron at the patients who are in risk group, for example elderly patients, pregnant women, those who keep to a rigid diet, children, teenagers during active growth.

Maltofer a foul is also effective at the hidden and expressed zhelezodefitsit, it is applied also to prevention of deficit of iron and folic acid (in particular, during a lactation, pregnancy).

Contraindications

Maltofer according to the instruction do not appoint at: hemochromatosis, a hemosiderosis, iron removal disturbances (for example, the anemia provoked by a plumbism, a thalassemia, anemia sideroakhrestichesky), hypersensitivity to means, anemia megaloblastny and hemolitic.

It is possible to accept means a sick diabetes mellitus, but during therapy it is necessary to consider that drops Maltofer (1 ml) contain 0,01 units grain, one chewable tablet – 0,04 units of grain, 5 ml of solution for internal use – 0,11 units grain.

There are no negative responses about Maltofer, appointed during pregnancy, but take him with caution.

Also there are no checked data on safety of use Maltofer by the feeding women.

Maltofer a foul in combination with chloramphenicol can provoke mutual deterioration in therapeutic effects of folic acid and chloramphenicol. It is impossible to combine drug with other ferriferous drugs.

Use Maltofer a foul can cause increase in blood serum of metabolism of Phenytoinum in those who suffer from deficit of folic acid.

Application instruction of Maltofer

Drops Maltofer are intended for internal use.

Before use they can be dissolved in vegetable or fruit juice. Contains in one ml of drops (20 cap) 176,5mg gland (III). Contains in one drop 2,5mg elementary iron.

For treatment of the expressed lack of iron according to the instruction Maltofer to premature children appoint 1-2 drops of Maltofer / days every day during 3-5mes.; children up to one year are given 10-20kap. in days; to children 1-12l – 20-40kap/days; to children after 12 l, adult – 40-120kap/days. To pregnant women appoint 80-120kap/days. According to the instruction Maltofer therapy lasts not less than two months.

For treatment of the hidden zhelezodefitsit children about one year are given 6-10kap/days; to children 1-12l – 10-20kap/days; to children after 12 l, adult – 20-40kap/days. Pregnant women accept 40kap/days.

For prevention children up to one year are given 2-4 drops Maltofer in days, children of more advanced age, adults accept on 4-6kap. Pregnant women as prevention accept 6 cap Maltofer in days.

Pill Maltofer is taken after food.

For treatment of the expressed lack of iron accept on one tablet Maltofer one, three р / day during 3-5mes, after that continue therapy on an extent of several months, for recovery of level of iron in an organism – accept on 1y to a tablet Maltofer in days. To pregnant women appoint to accept on 1y to a tablet Maltofer two, three р / days to hemoglobin stabilization. After that it is necessary to drink on 1y tablets/days before childbirth for prevention of deficit of iron, treatment of the hidden zhelezodefitsit.

Maltofer the foul is accepted after or during meal. Adults, children after 12 l, the feeding women with deficit of iron have to accept on 1y the tab. one, three р / days. After the level of hemoglobin will be reached, accept according to 1 tab. one р / days. In general treatment lasts 5-7mes. Pregnant women with the anemia caused zhelezodefitsity accept on 1y tab. 2-3 р / and pass to one tablet a day after recovery of level of hemoglobin. Good responses about Maltofer, from the pregnant women continuing to accept him up to childbirth.

Children are more senior than 12 l, adult with the hidden deficit of iron and for prevention of a lack of folic acid and iron accept on 1y the tab. one р / day. Prevention lasts usually 1-2mes.

Side effects

About Maltofer responses in the majority positive. Vomiting, disturbance of a chair, nausea, pains in epigastriums after administration of drug is in some cases observed.

It is necessary to consider that because of the content of iron in Maltofer darkening of fecal masses is observed that is not dangerous.