Zinc

Differnet zinc salts are used orally, parentrally and topically in differnt conditions and deficiency. WHO recomends lower limits of safe ranges of population mean intakes of dietry zinc for three categories of diets based on high, moderate and low zinc bioavailability; values are 4.0, 6.5 and 13. 1 mg dietry zinc daily for women, and 5.6, 9.4 and 18.7 mg dietry zinc daily for men respectively. they recommend an upper limit of the safe range of population mean intakes of zinc of 35 mg daily for women and 45 mg daily for men.


Adult Dose
Dose: 6.5 to 0 mg
Single Dose: 3.2 (3.25)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: IV
Instructions: As zinc sulphate and zinc chloride.
Neonatal
Paedriatic
Dose:
Single Dose:
Frequency:
Route:
Instructions:
Characteristics
belongs to Inorganic compound. . The Molecular Weight of Zinc is 65.41.
Contraindications
Zinc
Effects
No data regarding the side effects produced by Zinc is available
Indications
'Zinc is primarily indicated in conditions like Zinc deficiency, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Acne vulgaris, Common cold, Wilson''s disease.'
Interactions
Zinc is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementEdetic acidMangnese GlycerophosphateZinc can decrease the amount of manganese Moderate These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
Risks
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Eye drops White lotion Injection
Warnings
Different zinc salts are used orally, parenterally and topically in different conditions and deficiency. WHO recommends lower limits of safe ranges of population mean intakes of dietary zinc for three categories of diets based on high, moderate and low zinc bioavailability; values are 4.0, 6.5 and 13.1 mg dietry zinc daily for women, and 5.6, 9.4 and 18.7mg dietry zinc daily for men respectively. they recommend an upper limit of the safe range of population mean intakes of zinc of 35 mg daily for women and 45 mg daily for men.
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