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VITAMIN A (VITAMIN A)
- Vitamin A deficiency
10,000 unit capsule
- 1 capsule (10,000 unit) by oral route once daily
8,000 unit capsule
- 1 capsule (8,000 unit) by oral route once daily
Vitamin A deficiency
- 1 capsule (10,000 unit) by oral route once daily
- None
Contraindicated
- Absorica
- acitretin
- Amnesteem
- bexarotene
- Claravis
- isotretinoin
- Myorisan
- Soriatane
- Targretin
- Zenatane
Severe
Moderate
- None
- Hypervitaminosis A
Contraindicated
- Pregnancy
Severe
Moderate
- Disease of liver
- Malabsorption states
VITAMIN A (VITAMIN A)
- Vitamin A deficiency
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- None
- None
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Abnormal hepatic function tests
- Anemia
- Hepatic cirrhosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Jaundice
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Splenomegaly
- Thrombocytopenic disorder
Less Severe
- Abnormal desquamation
- Acute abdominal pain
- Alopecia
- Anorexia
- Arthralgias
- Cheilosis
- Diarrhea
- Dry skin
- Erythema
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Headache disorder
- Hypercalcinuria
- Hyperhidrosis
- Irritability
- Lethargy
- Malaise
- Menstrual disorder
- Nausea and vomiting
- Onychia sicca
- Papilledema
- Pruritus of skin
- Psychiatric disorder
- Skin pigmentation enhancement
- Skin scaling
- Vertigo
- Visual changes
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
None
Vitamin A (oral) Above 8000 Units
- Severity Level:
D
- Additional Notes: Teratogenic in high doses per case reports;do not exceed rda of 8000 iu/day
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Vitamin A deficiency | |
| E50 | Vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.0 | Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis |
| E50.1 | Vitamin A deficiency with bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis |
| E50.2 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis |
| E50.3 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis |
| E50.4 | Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia |
| E50.5 | Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness |
| E50.6 | Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea |
| E50.7 | Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.8 | Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.9 | Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified |
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| E50 | Vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.0 | Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis |
| E50.1 | Vitamin A deficiency with bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis |
| E50.2 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis |
| E50.3 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis |
| E50.4 | Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia |
| E50.5 | Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness |
| E50.6 | Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea |
| E50.7 | Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.8 | Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency |
| E50.9 | Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified |
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