Features
- Similac® Special Care® 24 Low Iron has been clinically shown to improve early language and visual development and body composition1,2,*,†,‡
- Has a patented blend of special breast milk nutrients called nucleotides to help support the developing immune system
- DHA and ARA, special nutrients found in breast milk shown to improve visual development in preterm infants
- Provides calcium and phosphorus at concentrations necessary to achieve intrauterine accretion rates
Precautions
- Very low-birth-weight infants are particularly susceptible to gastrointestinal complications; therefore, feeding should be initiated cautiously
- Tolerance to enteral feedings should be confirmed by initially offering small volumes of hypocaloric formula followed by cautious progression to higher caloric feedings. Spitting up, excessive gastric residuals, abdominal distention, abnormal stools or stool patterns, or other signs of intestinal dysfunction have been associated with enteral feeding before the intestinal tract is ready to accommodate the regimen. At the first sign of these problems, enteral feeding should be slowed or discontinued
- Additional iron may be supplied from other sources as necessary
- Not intended for feeding low-birth-weight infants after they reach a weight of 3600 g (approximately 8 lb) or as directed by a doctor
* The product evaluated in the clinical trials cited herein was Similac® Special Care® (SSC) 24 With Iron. SSC formula nutrients per 100 Cal are identical for all SSC products (with the exception of iron).
† Based on a subset of infants fed formula with DHA & ARA in a post-hoc analysis of English-speaking singleton premature infants using the MacArthur Communicative Developmental Inventories.
‡ Visual acuity measured at 4 & 6 months corrected age and assessed by Visual Evoked Potential (VEP).
1 O'Connor DL, et al. Pediatrics 2001;108:359-371.
2 Groh-Wargo S, et al. Pediatr Res 2005;57:712-718.
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Ingredients
Unflavored Ready to Feed
- Similac Special Care 24 Low Iron Ready to Feed Institutional / 2-fl oz Bottle / Case of 48
Water, Nonfat Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Lactose, Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Oil, Coconut Oil. Less than 0.5% of the Following: C. Cohnii Oil
*, M. Alpina Oil
†, Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Magnesium Chloride, m-Inositol, Sodium Citrate, Carrageenan, Potassium Hydroxide, Choline Bitartrate, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Niacinamide, L-Carnitine, Zinc Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Phosphate, d-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Cupric Sulfate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Beta-Carotene, Manganese Sulfate, Biotin, Phylloquinone, Sodium Selenate, Vitamin D3, Cyanocobalamin, and Nucleotides (Cytidine 5’-Monophosphate, Disodium Guanosine 5’-Monophosphate, Disodium Uridine 5’-Monophosphate, Adenosine 5’-Monophosphate).
* A source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
† A source of arachidonic acid (ARA).
Contains milk and soy ingredients.
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