Availability in Hospital Keningau
- Livovid (Essential Phospholipid)
Content | Livovid (%US RDA) | Livolin Forte (US RDA)* |
Essential Phospholipid | 500mg | 300mg |
Vitamin B1 | 3mg(200) | 10mg(666.67) |
Vitamin B2 | 3mg(177) | 6mg(352.94) |
Vitamin B6 | 3mg(150) | 10mg(500) |
Vitamin B12 | 3mcg(100) | 10mcg(500) |
Nicotinamide | 15mg(75) | 30mg(157.89) |
Vitamin E | 3.3mg(10) | 10mg(66.67) |
Table 1.0 Content of Livovid and Livolin Forte (*current product)
Recommended daily dose:
- The dosage for Livovid is 1 to 2 softgels daily or as directed by physician
- The dosage of Livolin Forte is 1 capsule 3 times daily after meal or as directed by physician
Content:
- The content of Essential Phospholipid in Livovid is higher than Livolin Forte while the content of vitamins are higher in Livolin Forte.
- All the contents are within Tolerable Upper limit except Vitamin B1(Not established),Vitamin B12(Not established) and Nicotinamide (30-35mg/daily).
Nicotinamide:
- High-dose nicotinamide should still, however, be considered as a drug with toxic potential at adult doses in excess of 3 gm/day and unsupervised use should be discouraged.
- Nicotinamide has an off label use for pellagra with 100mg every 6 hours for several days and followed by 50mg every 8-12hours
Vitamin B12:
- Maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effect thus no upper limit is established.
- For Vitamin B12 deficiency may take up to 1000-2000mmcg daily for 1-2 weeks orally
Vitamin B1:
- Large doses have been seen particularly in the treatment of Wernick Korsakoff Syndrome(10mg-1500mg daily)
References:
- Livovid Product Information
- Livolin Forte Product Information
- http://frantzmd.info/Alternative%20Medicine/Tolerable%20Upper%20Limits.htm
- https://www.consumerlab.com/RDAs/
- https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional
- Lexicomp
- FUKKM
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