Blackmores Sustained Release Multi

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

Classification
General Sale

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 Chewable Multi.

Ingredients
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

Purpose/Usage
- 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.
- The nutrients in this sustained release formula are embedded within a cellulose gum matrix. This swells and breaks down during the digestive process, causing gradual diffusion and release of nutrients over an eight hour period.
- 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 2004-2005 showed that over one third of the Australian population does not eat enough fruit and 60% 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.

Precautions
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.

Adverse Effects
None noted in the literature at the recommended dosage.