K-Viton is used as a nutritional supplement to compensate for vitamin K deficiency, which plays an essential role in blood clotting and maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It is often prescribed for infants and newborns to reduce the risk of bleeding, and is sometimes also used in certain conditions in adults to prevent or treat deficiency caused by liver disease, malabsorption, or the use of certain medications.
?What are the ingredients of K-Viton
Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione / Vitamin K1): This vitamin is necessary for the formation of natural clotting factors in the liver, and helps reduce the risk of severe bleeding resulting from vitamin deficiency in the body.
Indications for use of K-Viton
K-Viton uae is used in:
- Prevention of bleeding in newborns.
- Treating vitamin K deficiency resulting from malabsorption or liver disease.
- Reducing the risk of bleeding resulting from the use of anticoagulant medications.
- It is used as an antidote to the effect of overdose of anticoagulants such as warfarin.
?What are the doses of K-Viton
- For newborn infants: Mostly a single dose orally or by injection as recommended by the physician (1 mg is commonly used).
- For children or adults: varies depending on the cause, and may range from 1-10 mg per day.
- The specified dose should not be exceeded without medical advice, especially in cases of combined treatment with anticoagulants.