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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Last Updated Nov 30, 2024 | 3:19 PM IST
Benfomet Plus Tablet is a combination medicine used in the treatment of neuropathic pain, and nutritional deficiencies. This medicine works by altering the nerve signals that cause pain and thereby protects nerve fibres. It helps provide a protective effect on the nerve tissues and the brain. You may experience common side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and stomach upset.
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About Benfomet Plus Tablet

Benfomet Plus Tablet is used to treat nutritional deficiencies. It effectively treats various conditions caused by lack of vitamins, such as vitamin B6 and B12 deficiencies, diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage due to diabetes), and peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet). Nutritional deficiency occurs when the body is unable to absorb or get enough nutrients from food.

Benfomet Plus Tablet contains Benfotiamine, Alpha lipoic acid, Pyridoxine, and Methylcobalamin. Benfotiamine, a synthetic form of Vitamin B1 or Thiamine, helps deliver essential nutrients to the nerves. Alpha-lipoic acid is an antioxidant that prevents cell damage and restores vitamin levels in the body. It also decreases pain and numbness in neuropathy. Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) is a water-soluble vitamin involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the formation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin (Mecobalamin), a form of vitamin B12, regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis.

Your doctor will decide the dosage based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Benfomet Plus Tablet may cause common side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and headache. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. You are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience any of the side effects persistently.

Let your doctor know if you use any prescription and non-prescription medications, including other vitamins, before starting Benfomet Plus Tablet . Please tell your doctor if you are allergic to any of the components. It is essential to let your doctor know if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding. Avoid consuming alcohol along with Benfomet Plus Tablet to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients. Benfomet Plus Tablet should be used in children only with the doctor's advice.

Uses of Benfomet Plus Tablet

Treatment of Nutritional deficiencies and neuropathy

Medicinal Benefits

Benfomet Plus Tablet is used to treat nutritional deficiencies. It contains Benfotiamine, Alpha lipoic acid, Pyridoxine, and Methylcobalamin. Benfotiamine, a synthetic form of Vitamin B1 or Thiamine, helps deliver essential nutrients to the nerves. It also treats numbness, tingling, burning, and needle-like sensations in the hands and feet. Alpha-lipoic acid is an antioxidant that prevents cell damage and also decreases pain and numbness in neuropathy. Pyridoxine treats and prevents vitamin B6 deficiency, anaemia, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures (fits). It is involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin regulates body functions and helps rejuvenate and protect damaged nerve cells by producing a substance called myelin.

Directions for Use

Swallow Benfomet Plus Tablet as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Side Effects of Benfomet Plus Tablet

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Diarrhoea

Drug Warnings

Let your doctor know if you have any heart, liver or kidney diseases before starting Benfomet Plus Tablet . This supplement should be used during pregnancy only when advised by your doctor. Pyridoxine is excreted into breast milk. Hence, breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking Benfomet Plus Tablet . Drinking alcohol may hinder Benfomet Plus Tablet absorption; therefore, it is advised to limit the alcohol intake while using Benfomet Plus Tablet . Benfomet Plus Tablet is safe to use in children only when prescribed by the doctor.

Drug Interactions

Drug-Drug Interaction: Benfomet Plus Tablet may interact with antitumor medicines, anti-cancer drugs (altretamine), anti-diabetics, anticoagulants, and anti-convulsant medicines (phenytoin).

Drug-Food Interaction: Please avoid alcohol while using Benfomet Plus Tablet to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients.

Drug-Disease Interaction: Use Benfomet Plus Tablet with medical advice if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food), liver, kidney or heart diseases, and allergic reactions to medicines.

Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

  • ALTRETAMINE
  • PHENYTOIN

Habit Forming

No

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Try Vitamin B complex food sources like milk, cheese, eggs, liver and kidney, chicken, red meat, tuna, mackerel, salmon, shellfish, oysters, clams, dark green vegetables, such as spinach and kale, beets, avocados, potatoes, whole grains, cereals, kidney beans, black beans, and chickpea.
  • Taking vegetables like acorn squash, asparagus, beet greens, Brussels sprouts, and spinach can help you cope up with Vitamin B deficiency.
  • Sprinkle sunflower seeds over your food, vegetables and salads. 
  • Limit foods with high cholesterol and saturated fats.
  • Cut down on sugar, salt and processed foods.
  • Drink plenty of water. Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
  • Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid excess fatty foods.

Special Advise

  • Clinical monitoring of vitamins B6 and B12 levels through blood examinations are recommended. 
  • Let your doctor and the laboratory staff know if you are using Benfomet Plus Tablet since Pyridoxine may interfere with a urine test for urobilinogen. 

Disease/Condition Glossary

Nutritional deficiency: A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or get enough nutrients from food. This condition occurs when a person's nutrient intake is less than the body's recommended requirement. It can lead to various health problems like a weak immune system, skin problems, digestion problems, defective bone growth, and neurological diseases.

Neuropathic pain: It is a nervous system disorder caused due to damaged sensory nerves. It is caused by chronic progressive nerve disease or due to infection or injury. The pain could be intermittent or continuous, such as a prickling, stabbing, tingling or burning sensation. A feeling of numbness and loss of sensations is also common with neuropathic pain. Symptoms include spontaneous, un-triggered pain, unpleasant feeling, shooting, burning or stabbing pain, and evoked pain.

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Alcohol

Caution

Avoid consuming alcohol along with Benfomet Plus Tablet to ensure maximum absorption of nutrients.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Benfomet Plus Tablet should be used during pregnancy only when advised by your doctor. Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or planning to conceive before taking Benfomet Plus Tablet .

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Breast Feeding

Caution

Pyridoxine is excreted into breast milk. Please consult your doctor before taking Benfomet Plus Tablet if you are a breastfeeding mother.

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Driving

Safe if prescribed

Benfomet Plus Tablet usually does not interfere with your driving abilities. However, do not drive or operate machinery if you are not mentally alert and focused.

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Liver

Caution

Let your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking Benfomet Plus Tablet . Your dosage may be adjusted in case of liver impairment.

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Kidney

Caution

Let your doctor know if you have any history of kidney diseases before taking Benfomet Plus Tablet . Your dosage may be adjusted in case of renal impairment.

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Children

Caution

Benfomet Plus Tablet should be used in children only when the doctor advises. The doctor will prescribe the dosage of Benfomet Plus Tablet based on the child's age and weight.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SUN HOUSE, CTS No. 201 B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400063
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FAQs

Benfomet Plus Tablet belongs to the class of nutritional supplements primarily used to treat nutritional deficiencies.
Benfomet Plus Tablet is a nutritional supplement that consists of Benfotiamine, Alpha lipoic acid, Pyridoxine, and Methylcobalamin. When you lack these vitamins in your body, which cannot be recovered even with the food sources, Benfomet Plus Tablet helps replenish these deficient levels. Collectively, Benfomet Plus Tablet treats nutritional deficiencies. It also has extended benefits in treating neuropathic pain due to diabetes and alcoholism.
Pyridoxine in Benfomet Plus Tablet may interfere with a urine test for urobilinogen. Please make sure your doctor and the laboratory staff know that you take Benfomet Plus Tablet before undergoing blood and urine examinations.
Antacids may interfere with the absorption of Benfomet Plus Tablet . Hence it is advised to take Benfomet Plus Tablet two hours before or four hours after taking antacids.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and follow your usual dosage.
Benfomet Plus Tablet should be taken preferably with food or as directed by your doctor. Taking Benfomet Plus Tablet regularly at the recommended times increases its effectiveness.
Benfomet Plus Tablet contains alpha lipoic acid (anti-oxidant), benfotiamine (synthetic form of vitamin B1 or thiamine), methylcobalamin (vitamin B12), and pyridoxine (vitamin B6) as its active ingredients.
Benfomet Plus Tablet causes side effects such as nausea, vomiting, headache, and diarrhoea. However, please consult a doctor if these worsen or persist longer.
Your doctor decides the dose and duration of Benfomet Plus Tablet based on your condition and your response to the treatment. Follow the instructions of your doctor.
Benfomet Plus Tablet is not a typical multivitamin but a targeted nutritional supplement. Benfomet Plus Tablet helps to support nerve health, reduce oxidative stress, and promote red blood cell formation.
Take Benfomet Plus Tablet every day if advised by your doctor. Benfomet Plus Tablet helps with nerve health and nutritional deficiencies. Always follow medical advice for proper dosage and duration.
Benfomet Plus Tablet can help with nerve pain by supporting nerve health and reducing discomfort. Always consult your doctor before use.

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