- Formula re: Type
- Rx prenatal vitamin & DHA
- Formula re: Contains
- With Quatrefolic(R)
- General Statements: All Other Content
- Rx Only
- Brand IP Statement(s) re: (c), (TM), (SM)
- DESCRIPTION: PRENATE DHA(R) is a prescription prenatal/postnatal multivitamin/mineral/essential fatty acid softgel. Each softgel is blue in color, opaque, and imprinted with "DHA" on one side and blank on the other.
- Formula re: Type
- INDICATIONS: PRENATE DHA(R) is a multivitamin/multimineral fatty acid dietary supplement indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of women throughout pregnancy and in the postnatal period for both lactating and nonlactating mothers.
PRENATE DHA(R) can also be beneficial in improving the nutritional status of women prior to conception.
- Precautions re: All Other
- CONTRAINDICATIONS: PRENATE DHA(R) is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
- Precautions re: All Other
- WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those know to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.
- Precautions re: All Other
- PRECAUTIONS: Folic acid alone is improper therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia and other megaloglastic 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 progress.
- Precautions re: Allergies
- 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. KEEP THIS AND ALL MEDICATIONS OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.