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Ketoadd Tablet 20s

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Ketoadd Tablet 20s

This medicine is primarily used for nutrition therapy in chronic kidney failure. It prevents the unnecessary rise in blood urea levels caused by non-essential amino acid intake in such patients.

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What is the use of Nefrosave Forte tablet?

Nefrosave Forte Tablet is used in the treatment of chronic kidney disease. It helps to enhance kidney function and prevents damage or injury. This way it reduces complications in patients with chronic kidney disease.

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What is Alpha Ketoanalogue?

Alpha Ketoanalogue belongs to a class of drugs called nutritional supplements. It follows same catabolic pathways as amino acids and works by improving the metabolism of protein in the body, thereby improving the renal function.

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What are Ketoanalogues for?

Introduction. A low-protein diet supplemented with ketoanalogues (KAs) has been shown to be effective in improving the benefits of a low-protein diet for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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What is Ketoadd?

Ketoadd is a form of essential amino acid. When given as a therapy, it exerts a metabolic benefit to the body. Ketoadd is most commonly used as nutrition therapy or dietary supplements in the patients of chronic kidney failure. This medicine prevents the unnecessary increase in urea levels in the blood due to the intake of non-essential amino acids in patients of kidney failure.

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In what disease conditions can Ketoadd be used?

Most commonly, Ketoadd is used as a nutritional supplement in long-term kidney disease. Ketoadd is also given during heart surgery to reduce the chances of complications. It is also reported to be rarely used along with physiotherapy in the treatment of pain in tendons. It may also be used in treating intestinal and stomach disorders, lung diseases, and as an add-on treatment in bacterial infections, but very rarely.

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Can Ketosteril reduce creatinine?

Ketosteril (6 tablets a day) were added to the diet. Some of the basic markers of protein metabolism and nitrogen balance were followed. Results: No evidence of deteriorated protein synthesis was found in the therapy thus administered. Serum urea and creatinine values did not change and even tended to decrease.

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Published At: Oct 19, 2023

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Sources

  • https://www.centaurpharma.com/downloads/2021/nephrology/NEFROGARD.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566830/

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