Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is a water soluble vitamin comprising a substituted isoalloxazine ring system linked to ribitol. It was formerly knowns as vitamin B2 or G and lactoflavin. The riboflavin requirement is related to energy intake and is essential for the utilisation of energy from food but it appears to be more closely related to resting metabolic requirements. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is also necessary for the functioning of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and nicotic acid. Important food sources are liver, kidney, fish, milk, eggs, cheese, yeast and some green vegetable such as broccoli and spinach. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is administred orally or parentrally.


Brands
VIVIOPTAL SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM ANGLOVIT ANGLOPLEX EUROVIT ESSENTIALE CAP ATCOPLEX -C EUROPLEX ALVIT-B CLOMVIT-F PIZOFEN-V PIZOFEN-V HEPALINA VI-CAPS NEUROTOL MULTIVITAMIN VITA BROOKES PLUS SUPRADYN-N HEPA MERZ VITAMIN B COMPOUND VITAMIN B COMPOUND VITAMIN B COMPOUND SUPRADYN BEROCCA BECOZYM FORTE LITRISON SEPTOPLEX PEMINAL-500 PEMINAL-500 MINAMINO MINAMINO ONCE A DAY DILCOZYME DILCOZYME DILCOZYME HEPALEX HEPALEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX HEPATONE HEPATONE G-VIT NERVIGOR NERVIGOR SIRON VITACAL XTRA RONUVIT MENDOZA PLEX CAMOVIT-M CAMOPLEX LYSINE CAMOVIT-L CAMOVIT-L CAMOPLEX SUPER CAMOZYME HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM BECODON-L LYSOTOP BCOPLEX BCOPLEX BCOPLEX VITAMINOL ETHIPLEX ETHIBEX -T FORTE OCULUVIT EXTRA ETHIBEX ETHIBEX LIVOTONE EPLACHERRYS COMPOUND CYNODOX-C LYSINE CYNODOX-SF CYNODOX-C FORTE EPLAZYME EPLAZYME EPLAZYME ORACAP-T MULTIVITAMIN GEOVIT FORTE GEOVIT FORTE VITAG UNIPLEX THERAGRAN-H THERAGRAN STRESS FESOVIT-Z FESOVIT-Z REVITALE M REVITALE-B REVITALE-B ENGRAN CYTEXIN THERAGRAN-M WELLCOSINE STARVIT FEFOL VIT SPANSULE FEMOCAL PLUS CYANOPLEX SOLUTION 1 MULTICAP-M VITRONEX PILFOOD UNIHAEM UNIHAEM VITANOL VITANOL VITANOL LYVIT LYSOBEX LYSOBEX LYSOBEX PHOZFODEX MULTINA MAX MULTINA MAX CAL-V-CON SUMMERVITA SUMMERVITA MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 ORNAMIN PANVITAN-M ALINAMIN-F ZYMOPLEX ZYMOPLEX PREGNOVIT REGNUM KAYCIPLEX-L KAYCIPLEX ENERVIN KARMAPLEX VITACOMPON HEMOVIT PEXOVIT PEXOVIT PEXOVIT HICAP-M ENERVIT ENERVIT ENERVIT HICAP-SS HEPATOVIT NEUROSTRESS-C NEUROSTRESS NEUROSTRESS NEUROSTRESS NEUROSTRESS-L PREGNATAL SOVIT-M BODIBEC LEAMAX-C MARVIPLEX MARVIPLEX VITAVIT VITAVIT VITAVIT VITAVIT TINCHU VIT THERIN VIT THERIN-M SUPER QUANTUM SUPER QUANTUM GOLD QUANTUM GOLD THERAPLEX CURACAP-T COMBIPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX VITCOM BINIPLEX BINIPLEX RUBEX HONEYPLEX VEROMIN-T MAZIVIT M UNIVIT UNIVIT-M MEDIPLEX - L ENZOVIT MIOBI NEUROBEC ZYGEST MULTICAL-PLUS BIOLYSINE SANTEVINI PLUS MOSEGOR-V MOSEGOR-V OROPLEX OROPLEX OROPLEX-C FORTE OPALEX EXTRA OPALEX EXTRA OPALEX -L OPALEX MULTI OPALEX MULTI POLYZYMA AZEE-VIT SPARTATE XANTERVIT HANYBEC MULTINAF POLYBION Z POLYBION STRONG POLYBION FORTE C POLYBION FORTE C POLYBION N MULTIBIONTA-M MULTIBIONTA-M POLYBION FORTE POLYBION FORTE MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA SANGOBION VITAFER VITERRA THERAPEUTIC VITALET-M VITAMIN B COMPOUND FERRODIN-F FERRODIN LYSOMEL POLYVIT-M UNICAP-M VI-MAGNA UNICAP UNICAP-T LYSOVIT STRESSTABS ROERIBEC CENTRUM MATERNA ABDEC ABDEC LEDERPLEX VITALET-H OSSO PLUS AMINOVEL-600 VIKONON FORTE REVITON REVITON ARUNAPLEX ARUNAPLEX RIB C BECE VIT BECE VIT CESTONIL PLUS ORAVIT-H ALDAPLEX ALDALYSINE ALDALYSINE CALMIN-600 LEVIJON VIOPHOS-B GLYVISOL ENRICH GENATOSAN GENATOSAN PLUS IRON DIGEPLEX EPIVITE UNESKO-T UNESKO-T VASEDEX-C MULTONIC FERVIT FERVIT VASEDEX-L CALIX DIADYNAM-G DYNAMIN-V SANJUIS WERIFIT WITH LYSINE WILGRAN-M MVEM-21 HEPA-ZAF PREGNA CARE GROVIT GROVIT GROVIT-B BC-LYSE VITALEX TOXINIL WILPLEX AQUA VIT APPEVIT CALCEE PLUS HIGH-C PLUS KIDS EFER-VIT ENERGIN TAZIN TAZIN NUTRICAP-M MYVIT-T MYFER MYFER THERON-F THERON-F THERON-F AKSOHEP HAEM BLOMIC AMVIT AMVIT ZYVIT LYBECEN MEGA-V DELMIN DELCOBEX ELKOPLEX EVIVAL ENGOR ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L ENGLISH-PLEX-L ORNIVIT VITABEX C ENERGY PLUS MB-VITA MULTIMIN MULTIMIN MULTIMIN MULTIMIN LISKOPLEX LISKOPLEX LISKOPLEX VITAZYME FFERROPRO GERICAP ALFAVIT ALFAVIT POLY CAL PLUS ACTIVAL MEGAZYME PLEXOVIT-L PLEXOVIT PLEXOVIT PLEXOVIT VITONE SCHAZOOS B-TONIC ACE-BEX ARDIPLEX K-CEE PLUS NEUROVIT-M UNIBEX-T DAVIPLEX CALCEPLEX FORTE CORAMIN-G MULTITONE Y-GOGIN MULTITINE B.COMPLEX B.COMPLEX B.COMPLEX B.COMPOUND B.COMPLEX FORTE NEUROPLEX GENIPLEX BECOSCOT SANZYM HEMOCAL RENAPLEX WELMATON CAPROVIT DEXIPLEX-F VISIONACE REMOPLEX REMOPLEX REMOPLEX REMOPLEX REMO MULTIVITAMIN VIDAYLIN-M VIDAYLIN-M SURBEX-Z SURBEX-Z SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX SURBEX VIDAYLIN-L VIDAYLIN-T VI-DAYLIN VI-DAYLIN VI-DAYLIN PRAMET-FA PRAMET-FA OPTILETS-M IBERET 500 GRADUMET IBERET 500 GRADUMET DAYALETS IBERET-500 IBERET-500 IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET BECEFOL BECEFOL BECEFOL BEJECTAL-T BEJECTAL-T BEJECTAL BEJECTAL IBEROL-F PERFECTIL DIABETONE OLIVIT OLIVIT OLIVIT ENEMIK ENEMIK M. BROPLEX M. BROPLEX M. BROPLEX M. BROPLEX M-BROVIT M-BROVIT VITATHERA-C DIVASAS REVERZ ACTIVITAL AMINOSOL S.V VITIRON C ZOVIT POLYVIT GERIATRIC PHARMATON GERIATRIC PHARMATON ORNITATE ORNITATE FITERNA MERZEPA MERZEPA GROTAL
Adult Dose
Dose: 0.02 to 0.03 mg/ kg
Single Dose: 0.025 (0.025)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: IV
Instructions:
Neonatal
Dose: 1 mg/kg
Single Dose: 1 (1)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions: -
Paedriatic
Dose: 0.4 to 0.6 mg
Single Dose: 0.5 (0.5)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions: for infants
Characteristics
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) also known as Lactoflavin, Lactoflavin. . It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Isoalloxazine. It belongs to Vitamin, Water Soluble pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is 376.40. Its pKa is 1.9, 10.2.
Contraindications
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is contraindicated in conditions like Cataract,Hypersensitivity to any component of product.
Effects
The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Discoloration of urine, Swelling of face, Difficulty breathing, Swelling of lips and tongue.
Indications
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is primarily indicated in conditions like Arabinoflavinosis, Vitamin deficiency, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Migraine prophylaxis.
Interactions
No data regarding the interactions of Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) was found.
Interfrence
Risks
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Syrup, Caps Store Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture.
Warnings
Avoid use of large dose of riboflavin because it may result in bright yellow discoloration of the urine, which may interfere with certain lab tests.
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