Active ingredient

Calcium pantothenate

These 6 products sold in the Philippines list Calcium pantothenate as an active ingredient. They are not necessarily interchangeable — concentration, the other ingredients, and the form all differ — but a reader paying three prices for three brands deserves to know they are buying the same molecule.

ProductBrandFormAmount statedWithdrawal
Energy 1VNJpowderNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Multi-LyteLDIwater-soluble1,250 mg/kgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
SelectrogenSagupaanpowder, water-solubleNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Thiabex XSLDIinjectable2 mgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Viminolak Iron CellLDIliquid108 mgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Vitavet PlusLDIwater-soluble5 gNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet

Same molecule does not mean same dose or same suitability. Ask a veterinarian or agrivet before substituting one for another.