- Formulation re: Does NOT Contain
- Gluten, sugar, and lactose-free
- Formula re: Type
- Elite OB is a prescription multivitamin/multimineral indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of women prior to conception, throughout pregnancy, and in the postnatal period for both lactating and non-lactating mothers.
- Precautions re: All Other
- Contraindications
Elite OB should not be used by patients with a known hypersensitivity to any of the listed ingredients.
- Precautions re: Children
- Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of the reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
- Precautions re: All Other
- Precautions
Folic acid alone is an improper therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias where vitamin B12 is deficient. Folic acid in doses above 0.1 mg daily may obscure pernicious anemia, in that hematologic remission can occur while neurological manifestations remain progressive.
- Precautions re: Allergies
- Allergic sensitization has been reported following both oral and parenteral administration of folic acid.
- Precautions re: Pregnant or Nursing or Prescription Medications
- The patient's medical conditions and consumption of other drugs, herbs, and/or supplements should be considered.
Drug Interactions
Elite OB caplets are not recommended for and should not be given to patients receiving levodopa because the action of levodopa is antagonized by pyridoxine. There is a possibility of increased bleeding due to pyridoxine interaction with anticoagulants (e.g., Aspirin, Heparin, Clopidogrel).
- Precautions re: All Other
- Adverse Reactions
Adverse reactions have been reported with specific vitamins and minerals but generally at levels substantially higher than those contained herein. However, allergic and idiosyncratic reactions are possible at lower levels. Iron, even at the usual recommended levels, has been associated with gastrointestinal intolerance in some patients.