Blackmores Sustained Release Multi Vitamin

Product Description

Blackmores Sustained Release Multi is specifically formulated to provide many of the nutrients your body requires over a sustained 8 hour period.

Features and benefits
    * The release of key vitamins and minerals over a prolonged period ensures nutrients are available when your body needs them. This is particularly important for vitamin C and the B vitamins which are water-soluble and not stored in the body in large amounts.
    *  Convenient one-a-day dosage

How it works
Daily supplementation with a broad range of vitamins and minerals can provide “nutritional insurance” by helping to provide an optimum intake for the maintenance of good health. A Harvard review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2002 recommended that all adults should take a multivitamin daily. Statistics suggest that many people are not consuming optimal amounts of vitamins in their diets. Low levels of vitamins can contribute to the development of a range of conditions.

A National Health survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2007-2008 showed that just under half of the Australian population does not eat enough fruit and 90% don’t eat enough vegetables on a daily basis. In addition recent studies have shown that the nutrient levels in fruits, vegetables and some food crops have declined in the past 50 years. This may be primarily due to the way food is grown, processed and prepared.

Dosage
Adults - Take 1 tablet a day with meal, or as professionally prescribed. Not suitable for children under 15 years.

Children under 12 years - We recommend Blackmores Kids Multi.

Contraindications and cautions
    * The recommended adult daily amount of vitamin A from all sources is 2 500 IU. Dosage: WARNING - When taken in excess of 8 000 IU vitamin A can cause birth defects. If you are pregnant, or considering becoming pregnant, do not take vitamin A supplements without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
    * This product contains selenium which is toxic in high doses. A daily dose of 150 µg for adults of selenium from dietary supplements should not be exceeded.
    * Always read the label. Use only as directed.

Active ingredients per tablet

• Vitamin A (Retinyl acetate 860 µg)  2500 IU
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine nitrate)  30 mg
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)  20 mg
• Nicotinamide  30 mg
• Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid from calcium pantothenate 31.5 mg)  28.8 mg
• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine hydrochloride)  30 mg
• Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)  100 µg
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)  150 mg
• Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol 5 µg)  200 IU
• Vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate 41.3 mg)  50 IU
• Vitamin H (Biotin)  100 µg
• Folic acid  400 µg
• Selenomethionine (Selenium 26 µg)  64.6 µg
• Calcium phosphate (Calcium 17.3 mg)  46.9 mg
• Magnesium phosphate (Magnesium 10 mg)  48.4 mg
• Zinc sulfate (Zinc 6mg)  26.4 mg
• Potassium sulfate (Potassium 5mg)  11.1 mg
• Ferrous fumarate (Iron 5 mg)  16 mg
• Manganese sulfate monohydrate (Manganese 1 mg)  3.1 mg
• Cupric sulfate pentahydrate (Copper 200 µg)  786 µg
• Chromic chloride (Chromium 200 µg)  1 mg
• Potassium iodide (Iodine 100 µg)  131 µg
• Inositol  50 mg
• Borax (Boron 2 mg)  17.6 mg

Medicine interactions
Calcium, zinc, iron and magnesium may decrease the absorption and efficacy of some medications. If taking bisphosphonates (osteoporosis drugs), tetracycline or quinolone antibiotics, thyroid hormone, methyldopa, carbidopa or levodopa or penicillamine separate doses by at least 2 hours.