Riboflavin
- Generic Name
- Riboflavin
- Brand Names
- Alertonic, Concept Ob, Irospan 24/6 Kit, Mvc-fluoride, Natafort, Pregvit, Tandem Plus, Vitafol-one
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C17H20N4O6
- CAS Number
- 83-88-5
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- TLM2976OFR
- Background
Nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest natural source is yeast. It occurs in the free form only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as flavin mononucleotide and flavin-adenine dinucleotide.
- Indication
For the treatment of ariboflavinosis (vitamin B2 deficiency).
- Associated Conditions
- Ariboflavinosis, Beriberi, Constipation, Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID), Joint Pain, Metabolic cardiomyopathy, Migraine, Myalgia, Neuropathic Pain, Peripheral neuritis, Peripheral paralysis, Vitamin B complex deficiency, Vitamin B1 deficiency, Vitamin Deficiency, Wernicke's encephalopathy
- Associated Therapies
- Dietary and Nutritional Therapies, Nutritional supplementation, Vitamin supplementation, Dietary supplementation
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