Here is the complete pharmaceutical profile for:
🧴 Vitamin A Capsule/Tablet 50,000 IU
(Including chewable forms)
✅ DESCRIPTION
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision, immune function, reproduction, and skin and mucosal integrity. It is also vital for growth and development, especially in children.
⚖️ COMPOSITION
- Each capsule/tablet contains:
- Vitamin A Palmitate or Vitamin A Acetate equivalent to 50,000 IU of Vitamin A
- Chewable tablets may include flavoring and coloring agents
🧪 NATURE
- Available as soft gelatin capsules, chewable tablets, or standard tablets
- Usually orange/yellow due to natural coloring
- Oral route of administration
📌 USES
- Treatment & prevention of Vitamin A deficiency, especially in:
- Malnutrition
- Measles (especially in children)
- Xerophthalmia & night blindness
- Post-bariatric surgery patients
- Chronic diarrhea or malabsorption syndromes
- Supplementation in pregnancy (in low-risk cases and under supervision)
🌟 ADVANTAGES
- High-potency dose allows rapid correction of deficiency
- Long-lasting effect due to fat-soluble storage
- Useful in mass supplementation programs (e.g., child health campaigns)
⚠️ PRECAUTIONS
- Avoid prolonged or frequent high dosing – risk of hypervitaminosis A
- Use cautiously in pregnancy: high doses may cause fetal harm
- Monitor liver function if used long-term
❌ CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Known hypersensitivity to vitamin A or its components
- Pre-existing hypervitaminosis A
- Severe liver disease or renal insufficiency
💢 SIDE EFFECTS (mainly with chronic high dose)
- Nausea, vomiting
- Headache, dizziness
- Bone/joint pain
- Skin peeling or dryness
- Hepatotoxicity (with prolonged excessive use)
💊 DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION
- Adults:
- Typically 50,000 IU weekly or biweekly
- Or as directed by a physician for specific deficiencies
- Children (under medical supervision):
- High-dose protocols for measles or deficiency (often 100,000–200,000 IU single dose, age-dependent)
- Not for daily long-term use unless clearly indicated
📦 PACKING
- Blister packs or strip packs
- Common sizes: 10s, 30s, or bulk containers
🧊 STORAGE
- Store below 25°C
- Keep away from direct sunlight
- Protect from excess moisture
- Keep out of reach of children