Pyridoxine 40 mg 20 tablets

Pyridoxine 40 mg

Pyridoxine is a vitamin found in some foods such as grains, beans, vegetables, liver, meat, and eggs. It can also be prepared in a laboratory.

Features of pyridoxine product

• Pyridoxine is used to prevent and treat low pyridoxine levels (pyridoxine deficiency) and "anaemia" that may result from its deficiency.
• It is also useful for treating heart disease, high cholesterol levels,
• Reducing blood levels of homocysteine, a chemical linked to heart disease.
• It helps keep the arteries open after a balloon procedure to open blocked arteries (angioplasty).

Instructions for using pyridoxine product

• For vitamin B6 deficiency in adults: The usual dose is 2.5 to 25 mg daily for three weeks, then 1.5 to 2.5 mg daily as preventative treatment.
• For vitamin B6 deficiency in women taking birth control pills: The dose is 25 to 30 mg daily
• For symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS): The daily dose is 50 to 100 mg. Doses up to 500 mg daily have been used, but daily doses greater than 100 mg will have no additional benefit and may increase the incidence of harmful side effects.
• For hereditary sideroblastic anemia: initially 200 to 600 mg daily, reduced to 30 to 50 mg daily after improvement.
• For kidney stones: 25 to 500 mg daily
• To treat tardive dyskinesia: 100 mg daily, gradually increasing to 400 mg daily, divided into two doses.
• For prevention of macular degeneration: 50 mg daily with vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 1000 mcg and folic acid 2500 mcg
• For nausea during pregnancy: 10 to 25 mg of pyridoxine three or four times daily. Alternatively, 75 mg of extended-release pyridoxine along with 12 mcg vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), 1 mg folic acid, and 200 mg calcium (Premise Prescription) may be taken daily as an FDA-approved prescription for the treatment of nausea during pregnancy.