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Is It Advisable To Take 50 Mg Of Zinc While On Flomax?
Question: I am a 78 year old male, fairly healthy...have BPE.. Taking Flomax and Proscar...my dad had Prostate cancer and told me once "don't forget to take your Zinc. I do take it...25mg ...recently increased dosage to 50mg because it was all pharmacy had. What should I be doing?
Brief Answer:
the normal upper limit is 40mg a day
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The normal recommended upper limit of zinc supplements where there is no medical supervision or reason for use, is 40 mg.
Zinc supplements are used at much higher doses in some persons with certain medical conditions eg in an eye disease called age related macular degeneration up to 80 mg is used.
These persons however are monitored for any problems related to the zinc use.
If you are going to be using this dose for a short period of time (a month or less) then it should be fine , you can consider using it and when you need a refill get the lower dose
If the bottle contains more than a month supply then you may want to try another pharmacy and get a lower dose to use
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
the normal upper limit is 40mg a day
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The normal recommended upper limit of zinc supplements where there is no medical supervision or reason for use, is 40 mg.
Zinc supplements are used at much higher doses in some persons with certain medical conditions eg in an eye disease called age related macular degeneration up to 80 mg is used.
These persons however are monitored for any problems related to the zinc use.
If you are going to be using this dose for a short period of time (a month or less) then it should be fine , you can consider using it and when you need a refill get the lower dose
If the bottle contains more than a month supply then you may want to try another pharmacy and get a lower dose to use
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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