Indications And Dose
Vitamin E deficiency ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child: 2–10 mg/kg daily, increased if necessary up to 20 mg/kg daily Malabsorption in cystic fibrosis ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 1–11 months: 50 mg once daily, dose to be adjusted as necessary, to be taken with food and pancreatic enzymes Blood and nutrition ▶Child 1–11 years: 100 mg once daily, dose to be adjusted as necessary, to be taken with food and pancreatic enzymes ▶Child 12–17 years: 100–200 mg once daily, dose to be adjusted as necessary, to be taken with food and pancreatic enzymes ▶Adult: 100–200 mg once daily, dose to be adjusted as necessary, to be taken with food and pancreatic enzymes Vitamin E deficiency in cholestasis and severe liver disease ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 1 month–11 years: Initially 100 mg daily, adjusted according to response, increased if necessary up to 200 mg/kg daily ▶Child 12–17 years: Initially 200 mg daily, adjusted according to response, increased if necessary up to 200 mg/kg daily Malabsorption in abetalipoproteinaemia ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 50–100 mg/kg once daily
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