Drilldown: Medicines

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol; mixed natural and synthetic forms) (1)

Generic; many OTC formulations (1)

[[:Category:Antioxidants|Antioxidant]] (1) · [[:Category:Fat-soluble_vitamins|Fat-soluble vitamin]] (1) · [[:Category:Vitamins|Vitamin]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-000012CE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012CF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012D0-QINU`"' (1)

Replacement: 15-30 mg (22.5-45 IU) daily; NASH: 800 IU daily; AREDS-2: 400 IU daily (in combination formula) (1)

100, 200, 400 IU softgels and capsules; many proprietary OTC blends; combined formulations (AREDS-2) (1)

UL 1000 mg (~1500 IU natural)/d in adults; routinely exceeded in older AREDS-1 trials (1)

Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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~3-4 days plasma; adipose tissue stores last months (1)

High with fat-containing meal; reduced in malabsorption (1)

Safe at replacement doses; high-dose use generally avoided.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

OTC in US (1)