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What is in my prescription prenatal vitamin?
by strawberryscoop, Mar 28, 2007 12:00AM
My doctor wrote a prescription for a prenatal vitamin and specified 1mg folate.
The pills I got are yellow ovals and have "A 178" stamped in red on them.
The bottle says, "PRENATAL PLUS W/27 MG IRON AMP"
How do I know what else it has in it. 27 mg Iron is pretty clear. But they were busy at the pharmacy - how do I know they didn't forget the folate? Also, I would just like to know what OTHER vitamins are in there so I don't overdo any with extra supplements.
THANKS!
The pills I got are yellow ovals and have "A 178" stamped in red on them.
The bottle says, "PRENATAL PLUS W/27 MG IRON AMP"
How do I know what else it has in it. 27 mg Iron is pretty clear. But they were busy at the pharmacy - how do I know they didn't forget the folate? Also, I would just like to know what OTHER vitamins are in there so I don't overdo any with extra supplements.
THANKS!
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i was prescribed Duet DHA
http://www.amide.com/productguide/pages/052.html
It's called "Stuartnatal Plus with 27 mg Iron." It notes that it's a yellow, oval pill with an imprint reading "A 178."
Copied directly from that link:
Vitamins:
Vitamin A*... 4000 IU
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol)... 400 IU
Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate)... 22 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)... 120 mg
Folic Acid... 1 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate)... 1.84 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)... 3 mg
Niacinamide... 20 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)... 10 mg
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)... 12 mcg
Minerals:
Calcium (calcium sulfate)... 200 mg
Copper (cupric oxide)... 2 mg
Iron (ferrous fumarate)... 27 mg
Zinc (zinc oxide)... 25 mg
* Input as vitamin A acetate and beta carotene.