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Retinol
Essential medicine status
General description

INN
Retinol
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615) for Vitamin A deficiency
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Recommendations
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Vitamins and minerals
  • Parenteral > General injections > IM: 50000 IU per mL in 2 mL ampoule or vial water-miscible (as palmitate)
  • Oral > Liquid: 100000 IU per mL (as palmitate or acetate)
  • Oral > Solid > capsule: 200000 IU (as palmitate or acetate) soft capsule; 50000 IU (as palmitate); 100000 IU (as palmitate or acetate) soft capsule