For children less than 6 months of age: ½ tablet once daily for 10-14 days. For children 6 months of age to 5 years of age: 1 tablet once daily for 10-14 days. The tablet (or half tablet) should be dispersed completely in 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of clean water or breast milk and the entire amount administered orally to the infant or child.It is recommended that doses be administered between meals and a repeat dose be given if vomiting occurs within 30 minutes. For missed doses, the missing dose can be taken as soon as possible, unless there is less than 6 hours until the next dose.

Special warnings and precautions for use:Drugs which may inhibit zinc absorption, such as penicillamine, sodium valproate and ethambutol, should not be coadministred.Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction: Antibiotics; When taken together, zinc may reduce the absorption of tetracyclines (but not doxycycline), and quinolone antibiotics. In addition, zinc may also interfere with the absorption of cephalexin or ceftibuten. An interval of at least three hours should be allowed between administration of zinc and any of these medicines.

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