Ensure Plus Juce Strawberry 220ml (Abbott Nutrition)

Presentation

• Presented in 220 ml (330 kcal) bottles

• Available in apple, fruit punch, grapefruit, lemon & lime, orange, peach, pineapple and strawberry flavours.

Uses

Food for Special Medical Purposes, for use under medical supervision. Suitable as a nutritional supplement for patients who cannot or will not eat sufficient quantities of everyday food and drink to meet their nutritional requirements. Not suitable as a sole source of nutrition.

It is particularly suitable for patients who have taste aberrations or an aversion to ‘milky’ supplements.

Community Use-Prescriptions

• Disease-related malnutrition

• Total gastrectomy

• Short bowel syndrome

• Bowel fistulae

• Intractable malabsorption

• Pre-operative preparation of patients who are malnourished

• Proven inflammatory bowel disease

• Dysphagia

• CAPD

• Haemodialysis

Storage and Directions for use

• Store unopened at room temperature.

• Ready for use. Open immediately prior to use.

• Shake well before use.

• Best served chilled unless bolus feeding is indicated, in which case the product should be administered at room temperature.

• May also be served as warm drinks. Do not boil.

• Ensure Plus range bottles will attach to all Abbott Nutrition giving sets.

• Once opened, unused product should be resealed and stored in a refrigerator. Unused contents should be discarded after 24 hours.

• Date and time of opening can be recorded on the lid sticker.

Precautions

• In patients receiving some medications there may be a risk of drug nutrient interactions (e.g. warfarin and vitamin K). Careful prescribing and monitoring practices will serve to reduce the risk (please refer to pharmacist).

• Do not make any additions to the feed without consulting your pharmacist or dietitian.

• Many nutritional products contain sucrose and other sugars. It is important for patients who are taking supplements as sip feeds to observe good oral hygiene.

• When feeding to patients with dysphagia, please thicken the product as appropriate.

Contra-Indications

• Not for parenteral (intravenous) use.

• Do not use in children under 1 year of age. Use with caution in children under 5 years of age.

• Not for use in galactosaemia.

• Suitable for people with diabetes provided that routine glucose checks are performed.

Ingredients

Water, maltodextrin, sucrose, whey protein isolate (milk protein isolate), acidity regulators : E507, E330, E296, flavouring, colour: E110, vitamin C, ferrous sulphate, vitamin E, zinc sulphate, citric acid, niacin, manganese sulphate, calcium pantothenate, copper sulphate, vitamin A, thiamin (vitamin B1), vitamin B6, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid, sodium molybdate, potassium iodide, sodium selenate, chromium chloride, vitamin K, biotin, vitamin D.

Note: all information based on orange flavour. Some minor differences exist between flavours.