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ELEVIT®Pronatal
ELEVIT®Pronatal is a pregnancy multivitamin and mineral supplement that has been specially
formulated to help meet the increased nutritional needs of women who are trying to conceive,
pregnant and breastfeeding.
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Deciding to start or extend a family marks the beginning of an exciting and momentous journey for
a couple. A journey for which preparation is key.
ELEVIT®Pronatal is a pregnancy multivitamin and mineral supplement that has been specially
formulated to help meet the increased nutritional needs of women in preparation for pregnancy,
during pregnancy and throughout lactation.

Support when you're trying for a baby

It can take time to build the higher level of nutrients your body will need to support you and your
growing baby. Despite your best efforts it can be difficult to get enough through diet alone. It's
therefore important to start taking ELEVIT®Pronatal daily from at least 1 month before you start
trying to get pregnant. ELEVIT® Pronatal helps build up the essential nutrients to support your
baby’s healthy development from the day you conceive.6

Support when you're pregnant

Whilst pregnant, the recommended dietary intake of nutrients increases by up to 150%4 and despite
the best intentions, it can be difficult to meet these additional nutritional needs through diet alone.
Taking a pregnancy multivitamin and mineral supplement, such as ELEVIT®Pronatal, can help
build up the essential nutrients required and help cover the needs of both mother and baby
throughout your entire pregnancy.

Support when you're breastfeeding

Nutritional requirements increase during breastfeeding to cover the needs of both mum and baby. It
might be difficult to meet these increased requirements through food alone. That means you may
need extra nutrients to help cope with the demands of breastfeeding and motherhood.
ELEVIT®Pronatal contains essential vitamins and minerals to help support mothers increased needs
during breastfeeding and support baby’s ongoing development.4

Key vitamins and minerals that are essential to support baby’s healthy
development include:
• Folic Acid – ELEVIT®Pronatal contains 800μg folic acid
• Iron – ELEVIT®Pronatal contains 60mg of elemental iron
The key benefits behind the essential ingredients6 include:

Folic Acid:
During the first few weeks of pregnancy, before most women find out that they are pregnant, the
neural tube has already developed or closed. The neural tube forms the baby’s brain and spinal cord,
which is essential to the central nervous system. A woman’s nutritional folate status can play an
important role in the formation of the neural tube.22 Folic acid, the supplemental form of folate, is
clinically proven to reduce the risk of birth defects.6

Iron:
Iron demand increases during pregnancy and infancy. Iron supplementation will be necessary to
help prevent iron deficiency conditions12, especially for pregnant women and children 6-24 months
of age.

Why do women planning pregnancy, currently pregnant and breastfeeding

choose ELEVIT®Pronatal? 4,8
• ELEVIT®Pronatal is a comprehensive multivitamin and mineral supplement specifically
formulated to support women trying to conceive, pregnant and breastfeeding.
ELEVIT®Pronatal helps meet your increased nutritional requirements and supports your
baby’s healthy development.
• ELEVIT®Pronatal contains folic acid (800μg). Folic acid is clinically proven to reduce the
risks of birth defects.6
• ELEVIT®Pronatal contains iron (60mg). Iron helps prevent dietary iron deficiency
conditions.12
• Before conception: Since some congenital malformations develop in the first weeks after
conception, before pregnancy may even been diagnosed, supplementation with
ELEVIT®Pronatal should be recommended to women when planning a pregnancy.
• During the first trimester: ELEVIT®Pronatal lowers the risk of congenital malformations of
the embryo. It also significantly reduces the maternal aliments common during this period
(fatigue, dizziness, nausea and vomiting).11
• During the second trimester: Elevit®Pronatal covers the increase in requirements without
drawing on maternal reserves.11
• During the third trimester, Elevit®Pronatal prepares mother and baby for delivery by
ensuring that both are in optimal micronutrient status.11
• This enables the mother to replenish her reserves more rapidly during post partum period,
with particular regard to iron.11
• During lactation, Elevit®Pronatal enhances milk quality and hence contributes to the
balanced development of the breast- fed infant.11
The full formulation of ELEVIT®Pronatal includes the following:
Ingredient Quantity
Vitamin A 4000 IU
Vitamin B1 1.6mg
Vitamin B2 1.8mg
Vitamin B6 2.6mg
Vitamin B12 4.0μg
Vitamin C 100mg
Vitamin D3 500 IU
Vitamin E 15mg
Calcium pantothenate 10mg
Biotin 0.2mg
Nicotinamide 19mg
Folic acid 800μg
Calcium 125mg
Iron 60mg
Magnesium 100mg
Manganese 1mg
Copper 1mg
Phosphorus 125mg
Zinc 7.5mg

Dosage
ELEVIT®Pronatal is a small once daily tablet that can be taken any time of the day, with a glass of
water. (In case of morning sickness, it is recommended that the tablet is taken at noon, or if
necessary in the evening.) It is best to take ELEVIT®Pronatal from planning for pregnancy, during
pregnancy, throughout lactation.11

Special Precautions11
• The recommended dosage should not be exceeded and the drug should not be taken together
with other drugs and/or food containing Vitamin A and/or Vitamin D in order to avoid
overdosage of these vitamins.
• Concurrent administration of antacids with oral iron preparations may decrease iron
absorption. Antacids and oral iron preparations should be administered as far apart as
possible.
• Oral administration of iron preparations inhibits absorption of tetracyclines from the
gastrointestinal tract and vice versa, leading to decreased serum concentrations of both the
antibiotic and iron. If simultaneous administration of the drugs is necessary, patients should
receive the tetracycline 2 hours after or 2 hours before oral iron administration.

Contra-indications11
• ELEVIT®Pronatal should not be used by patients with pre-existing hyper-vitaminosis A
and/or D or with impaired renal function, iron accumulation and iron utilization disorders,
 hypercalcemia or hypercalciuria, and hypersensitivity to any ingredient of the product.

Undesirable effects11
• ELEVIT®Pronatal is well to tolerated. in rare cases gastrointestinal disturbances (e.g.
constipation) may occur, but these generally do not necessitate withdrawal of therapy.
• ELEVIT®Pronatal contains iron, which may lead to a back colouring of the stool. This does
not have any clinical relevance.
Speak to your doctor about taking Elevit if you have any pre-existing medical conditions.

References:
• 4. Otten JJ, Hellwig JP, Meyers LD. (2006) Dietary Reference Intakes The Essential Guide
to Nutrient Requirements (p532-535) Washington D.C.,: National Academy of Sciences.
• 6. Czeizel (2004) Int J Med Sci 1(1) 50-61
• 8. Czeizel (1992) Arch Gynecol Obstet; 251:181-185
• 11. ELEVIT®Pronatal Package Insert 02/2013
• 12. J. Stoltzfus, R. and L. Dreyfuss, M. (n.d.). Guidelines for the Use of Iron Supplements to
Prevent and Treat Iron Deficiency Anemia. p.11.
• 22. Blencowe H., Cousens S., Modell B. & Lawn J. (2010). Folic acid to reduce neonatal
mortality from neural tube disorders. International Journal of Epidemiology
*Internal calculations based on IMS R4B database MAT November 2014