Primacare
Generic name:prenatal/postnatal multivitamin, mineral, essential fatty acids
Dosage form: softgel
Drug classes:Iron products, Vitamin and mineral combinations
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 21, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION: Primacare™ is a prescription prenatal/postnatal multivitamin/mineral/essential fatty acid softgel. Each softgel is purple in color and imprinted with “PRIMA” on one side and blank on the other.'
Primacare™ contains flaxseed oil, fish oil and soy.
OTHER INGREDIENTS: Gelatin capsule (bovine gelatin, sorbitol, glycerin, purified water, titanium dioxide, FD&C Red #40, caramel coloring, FD&C Blue #1), yellow beeswax and soy lecithin.
INDICATIONS: Primacare™ is a multivitamin/multimineral fatty acid dietary supplement indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of omen throughout pregnancy and in the postnatal period for both lactating and nonlactating mothers.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Primacare™ is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided n patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.
PRECAUTIONS: Folic acid alone is improper therapy in
the treatment of pernicious anemia and other
megaloblastic anemias where Vitamin B12 is deficient.
Folic acid in doses above 1
