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Information about PreferaOB™ for Healthcare Providers

PreferaOB™ is now available
NDC #68220-088-90

PreferaOB is the first and only prenatal nutritional supplement containing Heme Iron Polypeptide (HIP as Proferrin®*), plus 15 other essential nutrients, including 1mg of folic acid and a therapeutic dose of vitamin B6 which may assist in reducing the likelihood of morning sickness -- all in one of the smallest tablets available. 

Heme iron is a non-ionic form of iron with proven clinical advantages:

Heme iron is absorbed intact via specific transporters in the intestine2
  • Heme + non-heme iron combination shows significantly fewer GI side
    effects, e.g., nausea or constipation, than ionic iron alone3
  • Heme iron is not impacted by consumption of phytates, phosphates or
    tannins4
  • Heme iron does not need Vitamin C for absorption4
  • Heme iron is not impacted by PPI usage5

HIP is 23 fold better absorbed than ionic irons6,7 such as ferrous fumarate and works synergistically with non-heme iron8
  • Heme iron is clinically proven to restore and maintain iron levels in
    pregnant women9,10
  • Heme iron has a proven safety record over 20 years7

Important PreferaOB™ Dosing Information For Your Patients
QD, With or Without Food
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*Proferrin® is heme iron polypeptide. Proferrin® is a registered trademark of Colorado Biolabs, Inc.

  1. USP application # 20070065521 and other patents pending.
  2. Shayeghi et al, Cell 2005, 122 :789-801.
  3. Frykman et al, J Lab Clin Med 1994, 123:561-64.
  4. Hallberg, L., Iron requirements and bioavailability of dietary iron, Experientia Supp. 1983;44:223-44
  5. Sharma et al, Southern Medical Journal, 2004, 97:887-90.
  6. Seligman, et al, Nutr Res 2000; 20,9:1279-86
  7. Data on file
  8. Ekman, M. and Reizenstein, P., Z. Ernährungswiss, 1993, 32:67-70
  9. Sandstad, et al, Acta Ob Gyn Scand, 2003, 82:537-42
  10. Eskeland, et al, Acta Ob Gyn Scand, 1997, 76:822-28
 

PreferaOB is a prescription multivitamin / multimineral nutritional supplement indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of women throughout pregnancy and in the postnatal period for both lactating and non-lactating mothers. PreferaOB™ is also beneficial in improving the nutritional status of women prior to conception.

PreferaOB is rich in iron and smaller than most prenatal vitamins, making it easy-to-swallow.  Plus, PreferaOB includes vitamin B6 which may reduce likelihood of pregnancy morning sickness2 and comes complete with 1 mg folic acid.
Ask your doctor if PreferaOB is right for you.

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