Description of the Abbott Laboratories Hominex-2 Powder Institutional
Amino Acid-Modified Medical Food
For nutrition support of children and adults with vitamin B6-nonresponsive homocystinuria or hypermethioninemia.
Methionine-free.
Use under medical supervision.
Features:
Nutrient profile specifically designed for children and adults.
When fed according to the Abbott Nutrition Support Protocols, provides adequate amounts of all nutrients.
Methionine-free to allow greater intake of intact protein.
Provides approximately 30% of energy as fat to help supply essential fatty acids.
Supplemented with L-cystine, in a soluble form, an essential amino acid that is often deficient in diets of children and adults with homocystinuria.
Powder supplemented with L-carnitine (40 mg/100 g) and taurine (50 mg/100 g) to help supply amounts normally found in foods of animal origin.
This medical food should not be heated or used in cooking.
Precautions:
Not intended as a sole source of nutrition.
Give only to children and adults with proven vitamin B6-nonresponsive homocystinuria or hypermethioninemia who are under medical supervision. Must be supplemented with protein and fluid in prescribed amounts to completely meet methionine and water requirements.
Not for infants under 1 year of age.
Do not heat or use in cooking.
Not for IV use.
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