F-100 Therapeutic Milk Powder

F-100 is a therapeutic milk powder
✓ For any case of severate acute malnutrition with medical complication and/or without appetite
Patients suffering from severe acute malnutrition that have an appetite and are without major medical complications can commence treatment with the aim of gaining weight (transition phase and phase 2).
Treatment can take place in both in-patient and out-patient settings: F-100 therapeutic milk should only be used for in-patient care, and Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (Plumpy’Nut®) can be used for both in- and out-patient care.
✓ To treat Severe Acute Malnutrition – Phase 2
F-100 therapeutic milk was specifically developed for the nutritional recovery of patients suffering from severe acute malnutrition, during phase 2 of the treatment protocol drawn up by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
F-100 therapeutic milk conforms to the specifications of nutritionists for the treatment of patients suffering from severe acute malnutrition (marasmus / severe wasting, kwashiorkor / oedematous malnutrition, mixed forms).
This product must be used in therapeutic renutrition centres with medical supervision, and must not be distributed directly to families.

>>> For phase 1, the so-called stabilization phase, F-75 therapeutic milk is preferably used.

F-100 therapeutic milk is not adapted for well-nourished children
Immediate breastfeeding after birth, exclusive during the first 6 months and recommended for at least 24 months.