Forvita® B6

Forvita® B6 is used for:

Forvita B6 tablets are used for:

• Prevention and treatment of pyridoxine deficiency.
• Conditions associated with increased vitamin B6 requirements, including alcoholism, burns, congestive heart failure, chronic fever, gastrectomy, haemodialysis, hyperthyroidism, infections, intestinal disorders (coeliac disease, diarrhoea, regional enteritis and sprue), malabsorption syndrome and prolonged stress.
• Increased vitamin B6 requirements associated with certain special diets, total parenteral nutrition, rapid weight loss, malnutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding and older age.
• Pyridoxine-dependent syndrome.
• Congenital metabolic disorders (cystathioninuria, homocystinuria, hyperoxaluria and xanthurenic aciduria), idiopathic sideroblastic anaemia, pyridoxine dependency in children, petit mal epileptiform seizures and hyperkinetic syndrome in children.
• Peripheral neuritis caused by the use of other medicines.
• Low vitamin B6 levels caused by medicines such as cycloserine, hydralazine, isoniazid, penicillamine, and oestrogens and oestrogen-containing oral contraceptives.
• Pyridoxine is also effective in the treatment of acne, seborrhoeic dermatitis, hyperlipidaemia, radiation sickness, asthma, hyperemesis gravidarum (vomiting during pregnancy), premenstrual syndrome, vertigo, amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Adults: 1-2 tablets, up to 3 times daily
• Children: 1-2 tablets daily

The dose and duration of treatment should be determined by your doctor according to the severity of the condition.

• Each tablet contains: Pyridoxine hydrochloride 20 mg

Box containing 20 tablets