Sifer health food: Ingredients, uses and instructions for use

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Article by Pharmacist Nguyen Mai Huong - Pharmacist - Faculty of Pharmacy - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital

Sifer is a new generation "5 NO" iron supplement health food from Europe. The product is certified for safe use by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam and is distributed at the pharmacies of the Vinmec hospital pharmacy system.

1. What effect does Sifer have?

Sifer is a health food that provides iron in the form of lipofer (equivalent to 14 mg of elemental iron), folic acid (100 mcg), vitamin B12 (1 mcg) and vitamin C (40 mg) with supporting effects. reduce the risk of iron deficiency anemia. The iron formulation in the form of lipofer helps to overcome many disadvantages of conventional iron, making it easy to use and limiting unwanted effects.

2. Advantages of health food Sifer

Iron is one of the minerals that play an extremely important role in the body, so safe and effective iron supplementation is of great interest to many people. There are many iron preparations on the market that are manufactured in different dosage forms (capsule, tablet, chewable tablet or liquid solution) and in the form of many different salts (the most common are sulfate salts, gluconate and fumarate). However, traditional formulations of iron preparations often have some disadvantages: fishy taste, absorption affected by many factors, stomach irritation causing nausea, constipation.
Sifer containing lipofer iron produced by Liposome microencapsulation technology has the following advantages:
Higher absorption: Some studies have shown that Lipofer iron's absorption capacity is higher than some common irons. normal (2.7 times higher than ferrous sulfate; 3.5 times more iron pyrophosphate). Limit unwanted effects: No constipation, no gastrointestinal irritation, no nausea, no black stools. The product has a natural, delicious citrus flavor. Easy to use, convenient.

3. What is Sifer suitable for?

The product is suitable for use by women before, during or after pregnancy; people with iron deficiency anemia; people with iron-poor diets (dieters, vegetarians); women with polymenorrhea or prolonged menstrual periods; people with gastrointestinal disease or gastrointestinal surgery (ulcerative colitis, gastrectomy, colectomy).

4. Instructions for using Sifer . health protection food

Dosage of Sifer is 1-2 sachets per day or as directed by your doctor, pharmacist. The product can be used directly by dissolving the nuggets in the oral cavity or mixing with water, best used before or after breakfast 30 minutes.
In short, Sifer is a new generation iron supplement health food from Europe and certified for safe and effective use by the Ministry of Health. Currently, Sifer health food is distributed at Vinmec hospital pharmacies. To ensure effective use, users can consult a doctor, pharmacist.

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