Nutrition - Medical Nutrition

ISOCAL

Nutritionally complete, isotonic formula, specifically formulated for tube feeding patients that are unable to receive adequate nutrition orally.

ISOCAL contains:

  • Isotonic feeding (osmolality = 300 mOsm/kg) to avoid problems associated with diets of high osmolar concentrations, e.g. diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, nausea
  • MCT Oil
  • Extra amounts of Vitamin C and B complex vitamins to meet special needs of many tube fed patients
  • Low in Sodium making it suitable for hypertensive, cardiac and renal patients
  • It is also lactose free and gluten free

ISOCAL can be reconstituted at varying concentrations for use when increased or decreased caloric density is desirable. From 0.5 Kcal/ml to 2.0 Kcal/ml

ISOCAL is recommended for:

  • General tube feeding
  • Hospitalized/bed ridden patients
  • Ventilator dependency
  • Stoke/cerebrovascular accident