Arphos® was prescribed for the treatment of anorexia, recovery, malnutrition, or to treat growth delay in children. It was a solution product in drinkable glass ampules (popular at that time). The product, containing a blackcurrant extract, had a pleasant taste. There was three active ingredients: phosphoric acid, calcium glucoheptonate and vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin). Vitamin B12 is commonly used to treat anemia and the product helps also to relieve pain in some cases. A major deficiency in vitamin B12 can cause pernicious anemia, with hematological, gastric and immunological alterations. Calcium glucoheptonate is a highly soluble calcium salt containing 8.2% of elemental calcium. This Ca salt presents a high relative bioavailability compared to Ca carbonate, and it is well-tolerated. It is a convenient and safe product for calcium supplementation, still used today to address calcium deficiency conditions.
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The title “donne du resort” means “give some bounce”, to illustrate the tonic action of vitamin B12.
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