Composition
Tab/Soln/Syp/Susp 10mg/20 mg: Per 5 ml: Zinc sulphate monohydrate 10 mg (equiv to 3.64 mg elemental zinc)/20 mg (equiv to 7.28 mg elemental zinc); powder for reconstitution.
Indications & Dosage
Prevention and treatment of zinc deficiency: Infants & Children: 1.35-2.70 mg zinc sulphate mono-hydrate/kg/day divided in 1-3 times daily. Larger doses may be required in impaired intestinal absorption or an excessive loss of zinc. Adults: 70-140mg zinc sulphate mono-hydrate/dose (25-50 mg el-emental zinc/dose) 3 times daily.
Precautions
Renal failure.
Interactions
Tetracyclines.
Pregnancy
Caution advised
Lactation
Caution advised
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, dyspepsia, nausea vomiting, diarrhoea, gastric irritation, irritability, headache, lethargy.