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J M Cooperman

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Riboflavin deficiency in children with diabetes mellitus.

Twenty-four insulin-dependent diabetic children and 114 normal control children, all between the ages of 6 to 16 years, were investigated for riboflavin deficiency. The method used was a measurement of erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity and the results were expressed as the activity coefficient (AC). None of the children had received vitamin supplementation. The percentage of diabetic children with riboflavin deficiency was 4 fold greater than in non diabetics. Supplementation with daily oral riboflavin quickly returned all AC values to normal.

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Comparison of total costs of administering calcium polycarbophil and psyllium mucilloid in an institutional setting.

The total cost of administering calcium polycarbophil per unit dose (two tablets) was compared with that of administering psyllium mucilloid (one packet dissolved in 8 oz of water) in 20 elderly nursing-home residents. Times for printing labels, checking and initialing labels, gathering materials needed, and preparing and administering the medications were recorded during at least 50 observations in each treatment group. Total cost included nurses' and pharmacists' time, materials, and medications. Calcium polycarbophil doses were prepared and administered more quickly (mean, 49.5 sec) than psyllium mucilloid (105.3 sec). The mean cost of preparing and administering a unit dose was 28.2 for calcium polycarbophil tablets and 59.9 for psyllium mucilloid. The results suggest that the use of calcium polycarbophil tablets would save time and money in institutions in which laxatives are frequently administered.

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