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Busy Schedule? Iron Could be the Solution to Keep Up

September 15, 2016

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Feeling run down or having low energy is a common experience for many expecting mothers. The first and third trimesters can be especially tiresome. The rapid hormonal changes in the first trimester take a toll on many women. In the third trimester, the weight gain from pregnancy can be physically demanding on the body. For expecting mothers who have older children, this time of year brings additional challenges. Kids are back in school and calendars fill up quickly. Children’s schedules and new events and responsibilities tend to take over. The balance of family, work and staying healthy while pregnant is a tricky one to achieve.

So many moms focus on their families and forget about their own nutritional health. Sometimes nutritional deficiencies can compound the situation for expecting moms. They need to be aware of their energy levels and iron intake. While a daily prenatal vitamin may be addressing their folic acid needs, it’s also important to make sure that daily iron recommendations are being met. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pregnant and lactating women should get 18 mg of iron each day.1

The majority of iron in the human body resides in the hemoglobin in the blood. Iron and hemoglobin play a role in transporting oxygen and nutrients to both a mother and her baby. During pregnancy, a woman’s blood volume increase 30 percent to 50 percent to support the increasing needs of the baby.2 Therefore, a woman must consume more iron so her body can function at optimal levels. Fatigue and weakness, among other symptoms, occur when there is an iron deficiency.2

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Prenatal Vitamins with Iron

The Prenate® Vitamin Family has several prenatal vitamins that contain a chelated form of iron, Sumalate®, which is a highly bioavailable form of iron. This type of iron is about three times more bioavailable than common iron forms, so smaller doses are more efficient.3,4,5

In addition to being absorbable, Sumalate® is proven to be well-tolerated, even in pregnancy. Many forms of iron can be hard on the stomach, causing gastrointestinal side effects. In recent studies about half as many patients reported GI side effects with chelated iron versus other forms.4,6

Prenate® offers five prenatal vitamins that help mothers meet their daily recommended intake of iron:

Prenate® is committed to providing nutritional support for mothers and babies. With products designed with the patient in mind, Prenate® offers a line of prescription prenatal vitamins for each stage and special need of pregnancy. Expecting mothers can save on their prescription prenatal vitamins with our savings cards. Click here to get your coupon now and pay only $18 per prescription refill! Talk to your doctor to see if Prenate® vitamins may be right for you to help fill nutritional gaps.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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