Does Orheptal Blood Tonic Contain Alcohol

Dr Meyers orheptal syrup is an elixir containing alcohol that supports blood building. It works by metabolizing carbohydrates thus maintaining normal growth.

Orheptal tonic

It comes in capsules and elixir syrup. The capsule is 6 in a pack of 5 sachets. There is 100ml, 300ml and a litre of orheptal elixir syrup.

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Orheptal provides hematopoietic action of the Vitamin B12. Iron, Manganese and Copper silts. Orneptal simultaneously supplies the added advantage of factors that stimulate the appetite and have a general roborant effect. Orheptal is an ideal preparation in debility following loss of blood. operations, childbirth, abortion, accidents and in convalescence

Dr Meyer's Orheptal Alcohol Content

Dr Meyers Orheptal elixir contains alcohol. The ingredients are carried in an alcoholic base of about 13 percent strength (13.5 ethanol) to deliver their therapeutic actions; hence Orheptal blood tonic is an elixir.

Overdosage

It has come to the notice of authority that many youths are abusing orheptal elixir tonic. They do this because of the alcohol in it. Unfortunately, the alcohol content is very low when compared to beer.

The implications of drinking orheptal elixir syrup more than the recommended dose is consumption of toxic levels of other ingredients in orheptal elixir. It is these ingredients that elixirs some symptoms of overdosage not even the alcohol.

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For example, iron alone has side effects such as dark stool, metallic taste and diarrhoea. Toxic levels make these symptoms obvious.

Other symptoms of overdose from the other ingredients include abdominal pain, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding and restlessness, among others. Treatment is supportive and symptomatic.