Vital 1.5kcal is suitable for people with disease-related malnutrition and malabsorption or for those who experience symptoms of poor feed tolerance. Vital 1.5kcal is peptide-based* and available both as a 200 ml oral nutritional supplement, and as a 1000 ml Ready to Hang tube feed, both of which attach directly to Abbott giving sets. Oral nutritional supplement flavour options include: café latte, mixed berry and vanilla.
Suitable For: N/A
How To Use: • Ready for use. • Administer at room temperature for tube feeding. • The volume/flow rate should be adjusted to meet the patient’s nutritional needs and tolerance. This product has a low viscosity and will pass down a fine nasogastric tube. • A Flexitainer enteral nutrition container may be used if decanting is necessary. • For gravity feeding, the use of a Flexiflo gravity gavage set is recommended. • An Abbott enteral feeding pump may be used in conjunction with the Abbott enteral feeding system where a more accurately controlled delivery of feed is indicated. An ambulatory system is available
Storage: • Store unopened at room temperature and avoid prolonged exposure of the RTH container to light. • Ready for use. Open immediately prior to use. • Shake well before use. • Once opened, cover and place in a refrigerator, discarding any unused feed after 24 hours.
Precautions: • In patients receiving some medications there may be a risk of drug nutrient interactions (e.g. warfarin and vitamin K). Careful prescribing and monitoring practices will serve to reduce the risk (please refer to pharmacist). • Unless recommended by a qualified healthcare professional, not intended for use in children. • Patients should not make any additions to the feed without consulting their pharmacist or dietitian. • Many nutritional products contain sucrose and other sugars. It is important for patients who are taking supplements as sip feeds to observe good oral hygiene.Please note, mixed berry flavour is not suitable for Kosher diets. Vitamin D is synthesised from cholesterol, extracted from the grease in wool sheared from live sheep. Mixed berry flavour contains E120 (cochineal) which some people may consider to be a meat product.
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