What is Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Multivitamins provide essential vitamins and minerals that are not taken in to the body through diet.

Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, which helps prevent dental cavities. In most major U.S. communities, fluoride is put into the water supply.

Multivitamin with fluoride is used as a supplement to the diet of infants and children who do not receive adequate fluoride through drinking water. Multivitamin with fluoride is also used to prevent tooth decay in people treated with radiation, which may cause dryness of the mouth and increased risk of tooth decay.

Multivitamin with fluoride may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Taking in too much fluoride can cause an irreversible condition called fluorosis. This condition can permanently damage teeth and possibly other cells in the body.

Do not use this medicine without the advice of a doctor. Multivitamin with fluoride should not be used if the level of fluoride in the drinking water is adequate (0.6 parts per million or higher). Check with your local water department if you are unsure about the level of fluoride in the drinking water.

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not know if multivitamin with fluoride it harmful to an unborn baby. Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

Multivitamin with fluoride can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Adeflor M Side Effects

What are the possible side effects of Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

This medication may cause the tooth enamel to become discolored. This is a rare side effect that has occurred mainly with large doses or long-term use of multivitamin with fluoride. Stop using this medication and call your dentist or doctor at once if you notice any change in the appearance of your teeth.

Less serious side effects may include:

• stomach upset
• headache; or
• weakness

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Adeflor M Interactions

What other drugs affect Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

There may be other drugs that can affect multivitamin with fluoride. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.

What should I avoid while taking Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Avoid taking any other multivitamin product within 2 hours before or after you take multivitamin with fluoride. Taking similar vitamin products together at the same time can result in a vitamin overdose or serious side effects.

Be sure that a child using this medicine is not taking in extra amounts of fluoride by swallowing toothpaste, or drinking water from sources that contain adequate levels of fluoride.

Do not take this medication with milk, other dairy products, calcium supplements, or antacids that contain calcium. Calcium may cause your body to absorb less of the multivitamin with fluoride.

Adeflor M Dosage

How should I take Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Use this medication as directed on the label, or as your doctor has prescribed. Do not use the medication in larger amounts or for longer than recommended.

Take each dose of this medicine with a full glass of water.

The chewable tablet must be chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth before swallowing it. You may also allow the tablet to dissolve in drinking water, fruit juice, or infant formula (but not milk or other dairy products).

Do not give a chewable tablet to a child younger than 4 years old. The child may choke on the tablet. Use only liquid forms of this medicine in young children.

Measure the liquid form of multivitamin with fluoride using a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can get one.

The liquid may also be mixed with water, fruit juice, or infant formula.

It is important to take multivitamin with fluoride regularly to get the most benefit.

Brush teeth regularly, at least two times each day or after meals. This will help prevent tooth discoloration.

Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not allow the liquid to freeze.

Keep multivitamin with fluoride in the original contain it came in. Storing multivitamin with fluoride in a glass container can ruin the medication.

What happens if I overdose on Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.

Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, drooling, numbness or tingling, muscle stiffness, or seizures (convulsions).

What happens if I miss a dose of Adeflor M (Multivitamin With Fluoride)?

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

Edited from everydayhealth.com