Name
ZINC GLUCONATE
Mode of Action
ZINC IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF NUTRITION. IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES PARTICULARLY IN NUMEROUS ENZYMATIC PATHWAYS INCLUDING SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND METABOLISM OF PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES AND LIPIDS. IT ALSO HELPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 50 MG THREE TIMES DAILY. WHEN I.V SUPPLIMENTS ARE REQUIRED, ZINC CHLORIDE OR ZINC SULPHATE MAY BE GIVEN, SUGGESTED DOSE-6.5 MG OF ELEMENTAL ZINC (100 MICRO MOL)DAILY.
Drug Group
[MINERAL] , [ZINC SALT]
Cross Reaction
THE ABSORPTION OF ZINC MAY BE REDUCED BY IRON SUPPLEMENTS, PENICILLAMINE, PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING AGENTS. ZINC REDUCES THE ABSORPTION OF COPPER, CIPROFLOXACN, IRON, NORFLOXACIN, PENICILLAMINE AND TETRACYCLINES.
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