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Logo LENNON - THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 100 mg TABLETS
SCHEDULING STATUS:
Unscheduled.

PROPRIETARY NAME
(and dosage form):

LENNON - THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 100 mg TABLETS

COMPOSITION:
Tablets containing 100 mg Thiamine hydrochloride.

PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:
A 22.1.4 Vitamins –other.

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION :
Thiamine is fundamentally associated with carbohydrate metabolism. By combining with the pyrophosphoric acid in nucleated cells, it is converted in the body to the pyrophosphate which acts as a co-enzyme in such reactions as the decarboxylation of keto acids and glutarate. Thiamine pyrophosphate also acts as a co-enzyme in the direct oxidative pathway of glucose metabolism.

INDICATIONS:
For the treatment of beri-beri and prevention of Vitamin B1 deficiency.

CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
None.

DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Therapeutic: 25 mg to 100 mg daily.

SIDE-EFFECTS AND SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
None.

KNOWN SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSAGE AND PARTICULARS OF ITS TREATMENT:
None, if used as directed.

IDENTIFICATION :
White, bisected tablets. Diameter 10,32 mm.

PRESENTATION:
Packs of 100 tablets.

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
Store below 25°C.
Protect from light and moisture.
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN

APPLICATION NUMBER:
H2034 (Act 101/1965)

NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OF THE APPLICANT:
Pharmacare Limited
7 Fairclough Road
Korsten
Port Elizabeth 6020

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS PACKAGE INSERT:
26/11/74

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Updated on this site: April 2005
Source: Hospital Pharmacy

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