Comparative analysis of multivitamins for children

Purpose of this study was to study the composition and structure of sales of multivitamin complexes for children in Krasnoyarsk in 2019, to identify the optimal multivitamin complex for children aged 7 years. Material and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of pharmacy N.140 of JSC «GubernskieApteki», where instructions for the use of multivitamin complexes for children of various manufacturers were studied.The assessment of compliance of the composition of multivitamin complexes with the norms of physiological needs, according to the methodological recommendations of Methodical recommendation MR 2.3.1.2432-08 was carried out «Norms of physiological needs in energy and food substances for various groups of the population of the Russian Federation». The results of the study showed that in most multivitamin complexes for children, produced both as a drug and a dietary Supplement, the content of vitamins differs from the recommended daily dose of their consumption. Conclusion. The leaders of sales are multivitamin complexes «Vitamishki» and «Complivit», which are characterized by the lowest price per package, but the highest cost of a 1-month course of administration («Vitamishki»), while they do not correspond in composition to the physiological needs of vitamins in children in all age categories. Multivitamin complexes of the «Multi-tabs»series are preferred for children aged 7 years in terms of price / guality.

children, vitamin a deficiency, vitamins, multivitamin complexes