Vitamins, minerals, supplements:
Indications for: GALZIN
Maintenance treatment of Wilsons disease in patients initially treated with a chelating agent.
Adult Dosage:
Swallow whole. Take on empty stomach. 50mg three times daily. Pregnant women: 25mg three times daily; may increase to 50mg three times daily.
Children Dosage:
<10yrs: not recommended. ≥10yrs: 25mg three times daily; may increase to 50mg three times daily.
GALZIN Warnings/Precautions:
Monitor 24-hour urinary zinc, urine and plasma copper levels, LFTs, bilirubin, aminotransferases. Perform neuropsychiatric evaluations (eg, speech). Pregnancy (Cat.A). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
GALZIN Classification:
Mineral.
Adverse Reactions:
GI upset, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, amylase, and lipase.
How Supplied:
Caps—250
