PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Key Facts:   Prelief is AkPharma's brand name for calcium glycerophosphate. It is used to remove acid from acidic foods and beverages when acidic foods are to be avoided for more tolerable ingestion. Prelief tablets are swallowed with the food or beverage. Prelief granulate is added to each serving of acidic food or beverage.

Major Uses:   Helps neutralize the acid in acidic foods such as spaghetti and pizza sauce, cranberry, citrus and other fruit drinks, coffee, wine, beer and colas.

Safety Information:   Prelief is made from an FDA Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) 1 dietary supplement ingredient and is also listed as a food ingredient in the US Government Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) 2

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Prelief®

   Prelief Tablets: Each tablet contains 333 mg of calcium glycerophosphate. The tablets also contain 0.5% magnesium stearate as a processing aid. Two or three tablets should be swallowed with the food or beverage. (See chart)

Prelief Granulate: Each packet contains 333 mg of calcium glycerophosphate. Add 2 packets of granulate to each serving of acidic food or beverage. Except for alcoholic beverages, the granulate dissolves rapidly in the acidic food or beverage. An additional 1-2 tablets or packets may be needed on foods that may be particularly high in acid. (See chart)

Each tablet or packet of granulate supplies 6% (65 mg) of the US Recommended Daily Allowance (USRDA) for calcium and 5% (50 mg) of the USRDA for phosphorus. Note: It is not clear if all or any of the phosphorus is biologically available or if it stays bound in its phosphate-glycerol bond. No sodium; no aluminum; no sugar.

1 reference 21 CFR §184.1201

2 reference Food Chemicals Codex, 3rd Edition, pp 51-52

Reasons for Use:   Prelief is a dietary supplement for use with acidic foods and beverages. It is a dietary intervention used to reduce the acid of these ingestibles for persons who identify acid discomfort with the ingestion of acidic foods and beverages.

Action   Prelief neutralizes the acid found in a large number of foods which many people find cause them discomfort. See Table.

Usage:   2 tablets or 2 granulate packets per serving of acidic food or beverage.

How Supplied:   Prelief is supplied in both tablet form (30, 60 and 120 tablet bottle sizes and 24 tablets in 12-2 tablet packets), and granulate form (36 packets and 50 serving granulate shaker).

Kosher:   Prelief is Kosher and Pareve.

Use Limitations:   None, except as may apply below.

PRODUCT PHOTO(S):

NOTE: These photos can be used only for identification by shape, color, and imprint. They do not depict actual or relative size.

The product samples shown here have been supplied by the manufacturer and reproduced in full color by PDR as a quick-reference identification aid. While every effort has been made to assure accurate reproduction, please remember that any visual identification should be considered preliminary. In cases of poisoning or suspected overdosage, the drug' identity should be verified by chemical analysis.



Adverse Reactions:   None known

Toxicity   None known

Lead Content:   Conforms with California Prop. 65 on lead content, to 15 tablets per day and 30 packets of granulate per day.

Interactions with Drugs:   Calcium may interfere with efficacy of some medications. If a medication is being taken, check with physician, pharmacist or other health professional about the possible interactions of calcium with that medication. No other drug interactions known.

Precautions:   People who have been advised by their physician not to take calcium, phosphorus or glycerin/glycerol should consult with their physician before using Prelief.

Prelief is classified as a dietary supplement, not a drug.

For more information and samples, please write or call toll-free 1-800-994-4711.

Typical Food Acid Removal by Prelief
  1 Packet or 2 Packets or 3 Packets or
Product 1 Tablet 2 Tablets 3 Tablets
Pepsi Cola® - 8 oz.
Mott's® 100% Apple Juice - 4 oz.
Tropicana® Orange Juice - 4 oz.
Coors Light® Beer - 12 oz.
Monty's Hill® Chardonnay - 4 oz.
Ireland® Coffee - 6 oz.
Tetley® Iced Tea - 8 oz
98%
49.8%
20.6%
80.1%
37%
93.7%
99%
99.8%
74.9%
36.9%
95%
60.1%
96.8%
99.5%
-
90%
60%
96.8%
80%
98%
-   

Seven Seas® Red Wine &
Vinegar Salad Dressing - 31 gm
Old El Paso® Thick'n Chunky
Salsa Medium - 2 Tbsp.
Heinz® Tomato Ketchup -
1 Tbsp.
Kraft® Original Barbeque Sauce
2 Tbsp.
Ragu® Old World Style
Traditional Sauce - 125 gm

90%
 
80.1%

68.4%

60.2%

20.6%

95%

95%

87.4%

80%

36.9%

98%

97.5%

92.1%

90%

60.2% 

Dannon® Strawberry Lowfat
Yogurt (fully mixed) - 116 gm
Grapefruit Sections - 150 gm
Sauerkraut - 2 Tbsp.
Red Cabbage - 130 gm

49.9%
36.9%
60.3%
49.7%

68.4%
50%
80%
68.3%

80.1%
68.3%
92.1%
74.8%