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Can Excessive Use Of Sea Code Tablet Cause Any Side Effects?

My son of 6 yrs old take more than 60 nos of sea code (shark liver oil) with in 5 hours we admit him to hospital they washed his stomach 3 times ,he is ok now shall we do any further treatments ( one tab of sea code contain 300 mg of codliver oil where 284iu of vitamin A, 28.4 iu of vitamin D,30mg of DHA, 20 mg of EPA)
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern. The stomach wash might have removed some of the tablets. Cod liver oil contains Vitamin A and D in addition to the omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids can increase the bleeding time. There is no antidote and supportive measures are available if there is any bleeding. The doctor may want to keep him under observation.
The toxic levels of vitamin A and D are very high and he is unlikely to get any side effects due to the same.
I wish him good health and hope he will be discharged without any problem.
Take care
Dr. Noble Zachariah
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Can Excessive Use Of Sea Code Tablet Cause Any Side Effects?

Hello, I understand your concern. The stomach wash might have removed some of the tablets. Cod liver oil contains Vitamin A and D in addition to the omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids can increase the bleeding time. There is no antidote and supportive measures are available if there is any bleeding. The doctor may want to keep him under observation. The toxic levels of vitamin A and D are very high and he is unlikely to get any side effects due to the same. I wish him good health and hope he will be discharged without any problem. Take care Dr. Noble Zachariah