Floriva Tablets and Neut

• Generic Name: multivitamin with fluoride
• Dosage Forms: oral drops, chewable tablets
• Other Brand Names: Floriva, MVC-Fluoride, Poly Vitamin with Fluoride, Poly-Vi-Flor, Quflora, Tri-Vi-Flor, Tri-Vitamin with Fluoride, Vi-Daylin/F, Vi-Daylin/F ADC, Uni Multi with Fluoride, Multi Vita Bets and Fluoride, Tri Vita-Bets with Fluoride, Adeflor M, Fluorabon Basic, Soluvite F, PhluoriVit, TriPhluoriVit, Floriva Plus, Tri-Vite with Fluoride

Multivitamins provide essential vitamins and minerals that are not taken in to the body through diet.

Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, which helps prevent dental cavities. In most major U.S. communities, fluoride is put into the water supply.

Multivitamins with fluoride are used as a supplement to the diet of infants and children who do not receive adequate fluoride through drinking water. Multivitamins with fluoride are also used to prevent tooth decay in people treated with radiation, which may cause dryness of the mouth and increased risk of tooth decay.

Multivitamins with fluoride may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: sodium bicarbonate
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Neut

Sodium bicarbonate , also known as baking soda, is used to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion by neutralizing excess stomach acid. When used for this purpose, it is said to belong to the group of medicines called antacids. It may be used to treat the symptoms of stomach or duodenal ulcers. Sodium bicarbonate is also used to make the blood and urine more alkaline in certain conditions.

Antacids should not be given to young children (up to 6 years of age) unless prescribed by their doctor. Since children cannot usually describe their symptoms very well, a doctor should check the child before giving this medicine. The child may have a condition that needs other treatment. If so, antacids will not help and may even cause unwanted effects or make the condition worse.

Sodium bicarbonate for oral use is available without a prescription.