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| Active Ingredient | PHYTOMENADIONE |
| Therapeutic Class | VITAMIN K ACTIVITY |
| Indications | Vitamin K deficiency most commonly seen in hepatic failure. Overdose of oral anticoagulant. |
| Caution | Vitamin K antagonises the anticoagulant effects of coumarins and indandiones. Antibiotics in the gut may reduce or inhibit the bacterial sy nthesis of vitamin K. |
| Dose Range | In the treatment of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates, 1 mg intravenously, subcutaneously, or intramuscularly; further doses maybe given if necessary. As a prophylactic measure, a single dose of 0.5 to 1 mg may be given intramuscularly to the newb |
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| Breast Feeding |