ANIMAL CHEWS (multivitamin)


Drug overview for ANIMAL CHEWS (multivitamin):

Generic name: MULTIVITAMIN
Drug class: Multivitamins
Therapeutic class: Electrolyte Balance-Nutritional Products

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Numerous multivitamin preparations are marketed, with little standardization of formulas. Useful multivitamin preparations should contain only essential vitamins (those for which there is a recommended daily dietary allowance (RDA)). (See Dosage and Administration.) Preparations containing iron and/or calcium supplements may be useful in some patients (e.g., pregnant or lactating women) but other essential minerals are usually obtained from the diet.

The addition of agents such as liver, yeast, and wheat germ to vitamin preparations offers no advantage over pure chemical ingredients, and inclusion of nonessential agents such as choline, bioflavonoids, inositol, betaine, lecithin, and methionine is unwarranted. Combinations of vitamins and other drugs such as hormones are irrational and should not be used.
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The following indications for ANIMAL CHEWS (multivitamin) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Vitamin deficiency prevention
Vitamin deficiency


Professional Synonyms:
Vitamin deficiency prophylaxis