Chromagen: Uses, indications and precautions when using

Chromagen is a multivitamin and iron product that is used to treat or prevent vitamin deficiencies, caused by poor diet of certain medical conditions, or by women during pregnancy. So what should we pay attention to when taking medicine?

Chromagen for oral administration is iron and vitamin softgels that are dark blue in color and embossed with “CH75” on one side. Chromagen is a multivitamin and micronutrient dietary supplement indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of patients with iron deficiency, vitamin deficiency.

The chromagen drug is best taken on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Drink with a full glass of water (about 240 ml). Avoid taking dairy products, tea, coffee, antacids within 2 hours before or after taking chromagen pills, as these can reduce the effectiveness of the medicine.
If you are taking the delayed-release capsule or extended-release capsule, swallow it whole. Do not crush or chew delayed-release or extended-release products. Doing so may release the drug all at once, increasing the risk of side effects and reducing absorption. Also, do not split extended-release tablets unless they are graduated and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to.

When taking the drug may occur constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain. However, these side effects are usually temporary and may go away as your body adapts to the medicine.
Do not take chromagen if you have an iron overload disorder. Folic acid is not recommended therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias in the presence of Vitamin B12 deficiency. Folic acid in doses above 1.0 mg daily may mask pernicious anemia because hematologic remission may occur while neurological manifestations progress. If your multivitamin also contains folic acid, tell your doctor if you have a vitamin B12 deficiency (pernicious anemia). Folic acid can affect some lab tests for vitamin B12 deficiency if this anemia is left untreated.
Accidental overdose of iron-containing drugs is a leading cause of poisoning and even death in children under 6 years of age. Therefore, keep the product away from children.

Some products that may interact with this drug are: chloramphenicol, methyldopa, other vitamin, nutritional supplements.
It may also reduce the absorption of certain other medicines such as bisphosphonates (alendronate), levodopa, penicillamine, quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin), thyroid drugs (levothyroxine), and tetracyclines (doxycycline, minocycline). Therefore, ask your doctor or pharmacist how long you should wait between doses for help finding a dosing schedule that works for all of your medicines.
If your multivitamin also contains folic acid, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you take certain anticonvulsants (e.g. hydantoin such as phenytoin).
Knowing the information about Chromagen will help the drug use process to be more effective and safe. Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital always receives and handles all health problems from simple to complex. Therefore, customers can go to the hospital to be examined by a doctor and have appropriate indications for each current health condition.