This brand name is authorized in Ecuador
The drug NATAL MEGAVIT contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):
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Calcium citrate
UNII MLM29U2X85 - CALCIUM CITRATE
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Vitamin D3
UNII 1C6V77QF41 - CHOLECALCIFEROL
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In its biologically active form vitamin D3 stimulates intestinal calcium absorption, incorporation of calcium into the osteoid, and release of calcium from bone tissue. In the small intestine it promotes rapid and delayed calcium uptake. The passive and active transport of phosphate is also stimulated. |
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Folic acid
UNII 935E97BOY8 - FOLIC ACID
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Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B group which is reduced in the body to tetrahydrofolate, a co-enzyme active in several metabolic processes and produces a haemopoietic response in nutritional megaloblastic anaemias. Folic acid is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body tissues. |
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Ferrous fumarate
UNII R5L488RY0Q - FERROUS FUMARATE
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Ferrous fumarate is an easily absorbed source of iron for replacement therapy. It is a salt of ferrous iron with an organic acid and is less irritant to the gastro-intestinal tract than salts with inorganic acids. Iron and iron salts should be given for the treatment or prophylaxis of iron deficiency anaemias. |
This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
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| A12AX | Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs | A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A12 Mineral supplements → A12A Calcium |
This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:
| Country | Identification scheme | Identifier(s) |
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| Country: EC | Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria | Identifier(s): 962-MEN-0916 |
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