Vitamin E-Acetate

Vitamin E-acetate: description, indications for use and contraindications

Vitamin E-acetate, also known as tocopherol acetate, is a form of vitamin E, which is one of the most important antioxidants in the human body. Vitamin E-acetate is produced by BASF AG in Denmark and Germany and is used in various dosage forms such as oil concentrates, powders and liquids.

Indications for the use of vitamin E-acetate include hypovitaminosis, muscular dystrophy, degenerative changes in the ligamentous apparatus (including the spine), joints and muscles, post-traumatic and post-infectious secondary myopathy, dermatomyositis, convalescence after diseases occurring with febrile syndrome, dysmenorrhea, threatened abortion , menopause, hypofunction of the gonads in men, asthenic and neurasthenic syndromes, neurasthenia due to fatigue, lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, myocardial dystrophy, peripheral vascular spasm, atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiovascular insufficiency, angina pectoris, liver disease, dermatoses, trophic ulcers, psoriasis, old age and malnutrition.

However, vitamin E-acetate is contraindicated in cases of hypersensitivity, cardiosclerosis and myocardial infarction. Its use should also be limited if there is an increased risk of thromboembolism. With intramuscular administration, pain and infiltrates at the injection site, as well as allergic reactions, are possible.

The interaction of vitamin E-acetate with other drugs can lead to an increase in the effect of steroids and NSAIDs, cardiac glycosides, as well as reduce the toxicity of the latter, as well as vitamins A and D.

An overdose of vitamin E acetate can manifest as creatinuria, diarrhea, epigastric pain and decreased performance. Treatment is carried out symptomatically.

In general, vitamin E acetate has numerous indications for use, but its use should only be done after consultation with a doctor, who will decide on the dosage and duration of use depending on the individual needs of the patient.