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Enteral Nutrition Formulas (Systemic)

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects


Category
  • Nutritional replacement—Enteral Nutrition Formulas
Description

Enteral nutrition formulas are used as nutritional replacements for patients who are unable to get enough nutrients in their diet. These formulas are taken by mouth or through a feeding tube and are used by the body for energy and to form substances needed for normal body functions.

Patients with the following conditions may be more likely to need enteral feedings:

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  • Burns
  • Cancer
  • Infections, prolonged
  • Kidney problems
  • Liver problems
  • Lung problems
  • Pancreas problems
  • Stomach problems
  • Surgery
  • Trauma
  • Vomiting, prolonged

Enteral nutrition formulas are available without a prescription. However, they should only be used under medical supervision.

The benefits of enteral formulas in healthy people have not been proven.

Enteral nutrition formulas are available in the following dosage forms:

    Oral
  • Blenderized Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Disease-specific Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Powder for solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Fiber-containing Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Milk-based Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Powder for solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Modular Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Oral powder (U.S. and Canada)
  • Monomeric Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Powder for solution (U.S.)
  • Polymeric Enteral Nutrition
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Powder for solution (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S.—

  • Accupep HPF 9
  • Advera 2
  • Alitraq 9
  • Amin-Aid 2
  • Attain 10
  • Carnation Instant Breakfast 7
  • Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar Added 7
  • Casec 8
  • CitriSource 10
  • Citrotein 10
  • Compleat Modified 1
  • Compleat Regular 1
  • Comply 10
  • Criticare HN 9
  • Crucial 2
  • Deliver 2.0 10
  • DiabetiSource 2
  • Elementra 8
  • Ensure 10
  • Ensure with Fiber 6
  • Ensure High Protein 10
  • Ensure HN 10
  • Ensure Plus 10
  • Ensure Plus HN 10
  • Entrition Half-Strength 10
  • Entrition HN 10
  • Fiberlan 6
  • Fibersource 6
  • Fibersource HN 6
  • Glucerna 2
  • Glytrol 3
  • Great Shake 7
  • Great Shake Jr 7
  • Hepatic-Aid II 2
  • Immun-Aid 2
  • Impact 2
  • Impact with Fiber 3
  • Introlan 10
  • Introlite 10
  • Isocal 10
  • Isocal HN 10
  • Isolan 10
  • Isosource 10
  • Isosource HN 10
  • IsoSource VHN 6
  • Isotein HN 10
  • Jevity 6
  • Kindercal 6
  • Lipisorb 2
  • Magnacal 5
  • MCT Oil 8
  • Menu Magic Instant Breakfast 7
  • Menu Magic Milk Shake 7
  • Meritene 7
  • Microlipid 8
  • Moducal 8
  • Nepro 2
  • NuBasics 10
  • NuBasics with Fiber 6
  • NuBasics Plus 10
  • NuBasics VHP 10
  • Nutren 1.0 10
  • Nutren 1.5 10
  • Nutren 2.0 5
  • Nutren 1.0 with Fiber 8
  • NutriHep 2
  • Nutrilan 10
  • NutriVent 2
  • Osmolite 10
  • Osmolite HN 10
  • Pediasure 10
  • Pediasure with Fiber 6
  • Peptamen 4
  • Peptamen Junior 4
  • Peptamen VHP 4
  • Perative 2
  • Polycose 8
  • Pre-Attain 10
  • ProBalance 6
  • Profiber 6
  • ProMod 8
  • Promote 10
  • Promote with Fiber 6
  • Propac Plus 8
  • Protain XL 2
  • Pulmocare 2
  • Reabilan 9
  • Reabilan HN 9
  • Replete 10
  • Replete with Fiber 6
  • Resource 10
  • Resource Plus 10
  • Respalor 2
  • SandoSource Peptide 9
  • 206 Shake 7
  • Sumacal 8
  • Suplena 2
  • Sustacal 10
  • Sustacal Basic 10
  • Sustacal with Fiber 6
  • Sustacal Plus 10
  • Sustagen 7
  • Tasty Shake 7
  • Tolerex 9
  • TraumaCal 2
  • Traum-Aid HBC 2
  • Travasorb HN 9
  • Travasorb Renal Diet 2
  • Travasorb STD 9
  • TwoCal HN 10
  • Ultracal 6
  • Ultralan 10
  • Vital High Nitrogen 9
  • Vitaneed 1
  • Vivonex Pediatric 9
  • Vivonex Plus 9
  • Vivonex T.E.N. 9

In Canada—

  • CitriSource 10
  • Citrotein 2
  • Compleat Modified 1
  • Enercal 10
  • Ensure 10
  • Ensure with Fiber 6
  • Ensure High Protein 10
  • Ensure Plus 10
  • Glucerna 2
  • Great Shake Jr 7
  • Impact 2
  • Isosource 10
  • Isosource HN 10
  • Jevity 6
  • MCT Oil 8
  • Meritene 7
  • Nepro 2
  • NutriSource 6
  • NutriSource HN 6
  • Osmolite HN 10
  • Pediasure 10
  • Polycose 8
  • ProMod 8
  • Pulmocare 2
  • Resource 10
  • Resource Plus 10
  • SandoSource Peptide 9
  • Suplena 2
  • Sustagen 7
  • Tolerex 9
  • Vital High Nitrogen 9
  • Vivonex Pediatric 9
  • Vivonex Plus 9
  • Vivonex T.E.N. 9

Note:

For quick reference, the following enteral nutrition formulas are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following enteral nutrition formulas:
1. Enteral nutrition formulas, blenderized
2. Enteral nutrition formulas, disease-specific
3. Enteral nutrition formulas, disease-specific and fiber-containing
4. Enteral nutrition formulas, disease-specific and monomeric (elemental)
5. Enteral nutrition formulas, disease-specific and polymeric
6. Enteral nutrition formulas, fiber-containing
7. Enteral nutrition formulas, milk-based
8. Enteral nutrition formulas, modular
9. Enteral nutrition formulas, monomeric (elemental)
10. Enteral nutrition formulas, polymeric

   

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Enteral Nutrition Formulas: Before Using

Date Revised: 08/03/1995









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