API

Tocopherol

Drug classification

Dosage form

Capsule

API strength per dosage

Vitamin E 400 I. U

Dose

Adults: 100–400 IU daily orally. Pediatrics: 1–2 IU/kg/day orally. Adjust dose in malabsorption syndromes or deficiency states as clinically indicated. Use with caution in hepatic impairment; safety in pregnancy and lactation is not fully established—use only if clearly needed.

Mechanism of action

Indications

Vitamin E deficiency, abetalipoproteinemia, cystic fibrosis-related malabsorption, chronic cholestatic liver disease, prevention of vitamin E deficiency in preterm infants, adjunct in certain hemolytic anemias.

Side effects

Pregnancy category

Precautions

Contraindications