INDICES> Mineral and vitamin mixes for severe malnutrition

["Wim de Lange and Marieke Lagro" <wimariek@zamnet.zm>]

INDICES> Mineral and vitamin mixes for severe malnutrition
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Dear colleagues,

In the WHO publication 'Management of severe malnutrition' it is
recommended to give mineral and vitamin suppletion to severely
malnourished children. The recommended mix is not commercially available
and the individual components as well.

Does anyone know were this mix is available?

Potassium chloride    89.5g
Tripotassium citrate    32.4g
Magnesium chloride    30.5g
Zinc acetate                3.3g
Copper sulphate          0.56g
Sodium selenate         10mg
Potassium iodide        5mg

Thiamine                    0.7mg
Riboflavin                    2mg
Nicotinic acid             10mg
Pyridoxine                  0.7mg
Cyanocobalamin         1ug
Folic acid                    0.35mg
Ascorbic acid             100mg
Pantothenic acid         3mg
Biotin                        0.1mg

Retinol                      1.5mg
Calciferol                   30ug
a-Tocopherol              22mg
Vitamin K                  40ug


W. de Lange
Medical Officer
Mpongwe Mission Hospital
Zambia

Email: wimariek@zamnet.zm [manually added by moderator; please include email in signature!
Thanks! WB]

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