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"Mission Pharmacal has been at the forefront of women's health for morethan 60 years developing products to meet the unique needs of women throughoutall stages of life," said Neil Walsdorf, Jr., president of Mission Pharmacal."We are proud to bring the new CitraNatal family of products to market tooffer healthcare providers specific options to improve the nutritional statusof their pregnant patients."
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CitraNatal Rx is a multivitamin/multimineral prescription drug containinga balanced dose of vitamins and minerals, including folic acid, calciumcitrate and iron, as well as a stool softener. CitraNatal DHA provides womenwith all the prenatal essentials of CitraNatal Rx, and also includes, 250 mgof Martek's life'sDHA,(TM) a patented, plant-based form of the omega-3 fattyacid DHA, which has been shown to improve the pre- and postnatal neurological,visual and nervous system development of children.
CitraNatal 90 DHA contains the same benefits of CitraNatal DHA plus 90 mgof carbonyl iron as an option for doctors whose patients require additionaliron. CitraNatal 90 DHA multivitamins also contain 250 mg of Martek'slife'sDHA.
The CitraNatal family of products is a line of prescription vitamins.Women who are pregnant or planning to conceive should consult their healthcareprovider prior to beginning any prenatal vitamin regimen.
About the CitraNatal(TM) Line
CitraNatal is marketed by Mission Pharmacal Company based in San Antonio,Texas. CitraNatal Prenatal vitamins are specially formulated for the manywomen who require nutritional support prior to conception, throughoutpregnancy, and during the postnatal period. The plant-derived DHA found inseveral CitraNatal products is produced exclusively by Martek BiosciencesCorporation based in Columbia, MD.
About Mission Pharmacal
Mission Pharmacal is a privately held pharmaceutical company based in SanAntonio, Texas. For more than 60 years, the company has been dedicated toidentifying unmet health needs in the marketplace and developing innovativeprescription and over-the-counter products to meet them. Currently, MissionPharmacal provides physicians and consumers with pharmaceutical, nutritionaland diagnostic products. For more information, visit www.missionpharmacal.comor www.citranatal.com.
SOURCE Mission Pharmacal
