First Horizon introduces OptiNate
New prenatal vitamin with all-natural, vegetarian-sourced omega-3 fatty acids.
15/03/05 The United States, First Horizon Pharmaceutical(R) Corporation has announced the introduction of OptiNate(TM), a premium prescription prenatal vitamin with an innovative, all-natural, vegetarian-sourced omega-3 fatty acid predominantly in the form of DHA. OptiNate complements First Horizon's Prenate Elite(TM), the number-one prescribed prenatal vitamin in the United States.
DHA is found mainly in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna, but most Americans get inadequate amounts in their diets. An added concern is that both the U.S. FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to limit their intake of these and certain other types of fish due to a concern over ocean-borne contaminants.
OptiNate fills the need for a non-fish source of DHA as part of a comprehensive prenatal nutrition regimen. Unlike other prenatal vitamins, the DHA in OptiNate is derived from an all-natural, vegetarian source -- the same DHA source used in infant formulas and the only DHA source granted Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status for use in infant formulas by the Food and Drug Administration. Additionally, OptiNate contains the highest concentration of DHA available in a prescription prenatal vitamin.
Another unique feature of OptiNate is that it is also the only prescription prenatal vitamin containing both vegetarian-sourced DHA and Metafolin(R), a patented compound that is a biologically active form of folate. Folate helps reduce the risk of a serious group of birth defects known as neural tube defects (NTDs).
First Horizon Pharmaceutical(R) Corporation is a specialty pharmaceutical company that markets and sells prescription products with a primary focus on cardiology and women's health. First Horizon has a portfolio that includes 13 branded prescription products of which 5 are actively promoted to high-prescribing physicians through its nationwide marketing and sales force of approximately 360 representatives.
