Prescription Vitamin relieves Morning Sickness
Pregnancy
is a time when women must make a special effort to obtain the nutrients
they need, but the nausea and vomiting that afflict 50 percent to 90 percent
of pregnant women often make this difficult.
To address this
problem, Ther-RX Corporation, a St. Louis-based marketer of pharmaceutical
products, has developed PremesisRX, a prescription vitamin and mineral
supplement designed to reduce pregnancy-related nausea.
The supplement
delivers 75 mg of vitamin B6
in a controlled-release
form, plus 1 milligram of folic acid, which can prevent severe neurological
defects such as spina bifida, and 200 milligrams of calcium.
Research cited
by the company suggests that vitamin B6 may reduce pregnancy-related nausea
and vomiting, and the calcium helps relieve indigestion.
Thus, PremesisRX
accomplishes two goals: it eases nausea while helping pregnant women meet
their nutritional requirements.
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