If you’re eligible for Healthy Start, you can collect free vitamins including:
- children’s drops
- women’s tablets
Healthy Start vitamins come as an 8-week supply of:
- 280 drops for children with a daily dose of 5 drops
- 56 tablets for women with a daily dose of 1 tablet
Healthy Start vitamins must be stored in a cool dry place.
They must not be stored above 25°C as this may reduce the vitamin levels.
Shelf life
The shelf life of Healthy Start vitamins are:
- 15 months from the date of manufacture for children’s drops
- 24 months from the date of manufacture for women’s tablets
Each bottle expires at the end of the month given as the expiry date.
Children’s vitamin drops
Children’s vitamin drops can be given to children from birth until their fourth birthday.
Children who have 500ml or more of formula a day, do not need to take children’s vitamin drops.
If you want to give children’s vitamin drops to children over the age of 4 or give more than the recommended daily dose of 5 drops, you must get advice from a healthcare professional.
The daily dose of 5 drops contains:
- 233 micrograms of vitamin A
- 20 milligrams of vitamin C
- 10 micrograms of vitamin D3
Dietary requirements
All the ingredients used are produced in line with medicines Good Manufacturing Practice standards UK to prevent contamination with:
- soya
- gluten
- dairy products
You can find a full list of ingredients on the leaflet that comes with the vitamins.
Healthy Start vitamins do not contain any:
- colours
- flavours
- preservatives
They’re not sugar free.
Healthy Start children’s drops and women’s tablets are suitable for vegetarians and have been approved by the ‘Vegetarian Society’.
They contain lanolin which is sourced from living sheep’s wool so may not be suitable for vegans.
Healthy Start vitamins are certified by the Halal Monitoring Committee. They’re not kosher.
You can find more information about Healthy Start vitamins on our website.