Currently, pharmacies selling a variety of medicines are ready to offer customers modern multivitamin formulations from a number of well-known and not so well-known manufacturers. And many consumers, on the recommendations of doctors, and even without them, take vitamins for preventive purposes. However, a fairly large percentage of the population prefers drugs known since childhood. It is to these that the Undevit remedy belongs, the indications for the use of which are quite extensive.
Recommended for whom?
Although in modern society there is an opinion that vitamins are not medicines, therefore you can take them when you want, this is absolutely not the case. Means "Undevit", as well as any other multivitamin preparations, should be taken only if there are certain indications. This complex was designed specifically for middle-aged and older people. That is why it contains organic substances, the presence of which in the body improves and speeds up metabolic processes.
The composition of "Undevita" is well balanced, so doctors recommendtake the drug for any manifestations of hypovitaminosis. In addition, the drug will be very useful if a person needs to recover after the end of antibiotic treatment or surgery, injury. Relief of the condition during exacerbation of chronic diseases is also within the scope of the drug.
Who should be careful…
"Vitamins can be drunk by everyone", - so the consumer thinks, acquiring a beautiful jar or box he likes. And it turns out to be wrong. This applies to any vitamin preparations. The Undevit tool is no exception. Reviews of doctors about the drug in this regard are quite unambiguous.
It contains a lot of components, so people with individual intolerance to these components should be careful. Very carefully, doctors prescribe Undevit vitamins to patients with liver problems. Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum is also a good reason to stop taking the drug.
Do not take it to children under the age of 14 and women who are planning a pregnancy or are in its first trimester. The drug is prohibited for patients suffering from cholelithiasis, chronic pancreatitis, nephritis (no matter in acute or chronic form). Before taking Undevit, you should consult a doctor and people suffering from cardiac decompensation.
In any case, before you start taking vitamins, you should at least familiarize yourself with the composition.
Component composition
The drug has been known since the second half of the last century. Its composition was developed by the Soviet professor Efremov V. V. for the prevention of premature aging of the body and for the normalization of metabolic processes. The composition of "Undevita" includes a whole list of vitamins and antioxidants.
| n/n | Component name (vitamin) | Mass fraction (mg) | Basic functions, influence on processes in the body |
| 1. | Retinol palmitate (A) | 1, 817 | Contributes to the normalization of the condition of the mucous membranes, skin, eyes. |
| 2. | Riboflavin (B2) | 2, 0 |
Participates in the process of cellular respiration, visual perception. Promotes growth, realization of reproductive function. Improves the condition of hair, nails, skin. |
| 3. | Tocopherol acetate (E) | 10, 0 | It has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the gonads, on the condition of the nervous and muscular tissues. Only with its participation, the breakdown of red blood cells is possible. |
| 4. | Calcium pantothenate (B5) | 2, 0 | Takes part in the processes of acetylation and oxidation, in the renewal of skin layers. |
| 5. | Rutoside (P) | 10, 0 | Antioxidant. Does not allow ascorbic acid to oxidize. |
| 6. | Cyanocobalamin (B12) | 0, 002 | Involved in the work of the hematopoietic system. With its participation, myelin synthesis occurs (nerve fibers are composed of it). |
| 7. | Folic acid (B9) | 0, 07 | Participates in the formation of amino acids, nucleic acids, nucleotides, in the formation of red blood cells. |
| 8. | Nicotinamide (PP) | 20 | Provides stable functioning of the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, nervous system. |
| 9. | Pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6) | 3, 0 | Without it, protein metabolism is impossible. With its participation, the formation of neurotransmitters occurs, the lack of which can provoke depression. |
| 10. | Ascorbic acid (C) | 75, 0 | With its participation, the maturation of red blood cells, the synthesis of hemoglobin occurs. All redox reactions take place in its presence, cartilage tissues, bones, teeth are formed. |
| 11. | Thiamin hydrochloride (B1) |
2, 0 |
Enzyme. Necessary during the process of carbohydrate metabolism. Stabilizes the nervous system. |
And this is not all the components that make up the drug "Undevit". The composition of vitamins is supplemented with excipients: white sugar, yellow wax, mineral oil and peppermint oil, wheat flour and starch syrup.
Basic application rules
All drugs must be used according to certain rules. The Undevit tool is no exception. Instructions for use (the composition was discussed above) recommends taking it after meals, one tablet at a time, without chewing or drinking water. If the drug is prescribed for prophylactic purposes, then one tablet per day is enough. If we are talking about the recovery period, it is permissible to take 2-3 pieces. The effect of the drug in this case will be more effective if you take not all the pills at a time, but one at a time during the day. The course is usually one month. It can be repeated after 2-3 months.
If there are severe disorders, hypovitaminosis, then adults are recommended to take 2 pieces 3 times a day. Elderly people are prescribed one tablet twice a day.
Negative Consequences
If a person has an individual intolerance to any component of the vitamin complex, then, as a rule, this manifests itself in allergic reactions. The same effect can be in the case of long-term use of the drug. If for some reason the permissible dose was exceeded, disturbances in the functioning of the liver and in the processes of digestion may occur (abdominal pain,diarrhea).
How the drug works
The mechanism of influence is determined by the components that make up Undevit. Thanks to a large list of components, the drug regulates metabolism, normalizes tissue trophism, and participates in the formation of tissues and enzymes. Vitamins A, C and E provide a good antioxidant effect. Also, the drug maintains homeostasis at the required level. Tonic and adaptogenic effects, normalization of metabolic processes and the work of the endocrine system - this is an incomplete list of areas of influence of Undevita.
Existing analogues
Today, in pharmacies you can find a lot of vitamin preparations with a wider composition and at a higher price. However, if you carefully approach the issue, you will notice that often more advertised and expensive drugs differ from the good old Undevita in 1-2 components. And sometimes this may not be: the price is higher, but the composition is the same. Analogues, quite similar in composition, are Vitalipid, VitrumBeauty and Aerovit, Retinol, Duovit, Aevit. Acceptable replacements for Undevit can be Dekamevit, Ribovital, Gitagamp and Doppelhertz.
Opinion of buyers and specialists
Multivitamin preparations from different manufacturers are in high demand among the population. The Undevit tool is no exception. The composition, reviews about it are widely discussed on the pages of newspapers, magazines, in social networks. A fairly large percentage of people who take it claim thatthe drug has the same beneficial effect on them as more expensive and modern complexes.
If you listen to the experts, the opinion of some may be somewhat different. Some say that the composition of Undevit is not balanced enough, that when taken at a time, the components do not combine well with each other, they are not completely absorbed.
According to others, synthetic vitamins (and the Undevit remedy belongs to this group) cannot be useful to the body at all. This large part of doctors and scientists advise giving preference to natural products rich in one or another substance.
Third people convince everyone that modern technologies and high-tech equipment make it possible to develop and offer consumers new drugs that are more advanced and easily digestible.
So where is the truth?
And what should an ordinary person do in this situation? Buy newfangled drugs immediately for all diseases or take the well-known remedy "Undevit" since childhood? Reviews of doctors and their recommendations should be the main arguments in resolving this issue. If a patient has a doctor whose opinion he fully trusts, and this specialist has recommended taking Undevit vitamins, then so be it.
