VITAMAG

This brand name is authorized in South Africa.

Active ingredients

The drug VITAMAG contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1
UNII 02F3473H9O - MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
 
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2
UNII 25X51I8RD4 - NIACINAMIDE
 
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3
UNII M572600E5P - THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), the coenzymatic form of thiamine, is involved in two main types of metabolic reactions: decarboxylation of α-ketoacids (e.g. pyruvate, α-ketoglutarate and branched-chain keto acids) and transketolation (e.g. among hexose and pentose phosphates). Therefore, the principal physiological role of thiamine is as a coenzyme in carbohydrate metabolism, where TPP is required for several stages in the breakdown of glucose to provide energy.

 
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4
UNII TLM2976OFR - RIBOFLAVIN
 

Riboflavine is phosphorylated to flavine mononucleotide and flavine adenine dinucleotide which act as co-enzymes in the respiratory chain and in oxidative phosphorylation. Riboflavine deficiency presents with ocular symptoms, as well as lesions on the lips and at angles of the mouth.

 
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5
UNII KV2JZ1BI6Z - PYRIDOXINE
 

Pyridoxine hydrochloride is Vitamin B6. It is converted to pyridoxal phosphate which is the co-enzyme for a variety of metabolic transformations. It is essential for human nutrition.

 
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6
UNII 89DS0H96TB - ZINC SULFATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM
 

Zinc blocks the intestinal absorption of copper from the diet and the reabsorption of endogenously secreted copper. Zinc induces the production of metallothionein in the enterocyte, a protein that binds copper thereby preventing its transfer into the blood. The bound copper is then eliminated in the stool following desquamation of the intestinal cells.

 
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority 28/22.1/0237, 28/22.1/0238

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