Vitamin A Other names: Retinol

Molecular mass: 286.452 g/mol  PubChem compound: 445354

Active ingredient description

Vitamin A plays an important role in the visual process. It is isomerised to the 11-cis isomer and subsequently bound to the opsin to form the photoreceptor for vision under subdued light. Vitamin A also participates in the formation and maintenance of the integrity of epithelial tissues and mucous membranes.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A11CA01 Retinol (vit A) A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A11 Vitamins → A11C Vitamin A and D, incl. combinations of the two → A11CA Vitamin A, plain
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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 127-47-9
CAS Substance: 68-26-8
DrugBank Drug: DB00162
KEGG Drug: D00069
PubChem Compound: 445354
RxNorm Ingredient: 1367187
SNOMED-CT Concept: 82622003
Retinol (substance)
UNII Identifier: 81G40H8B0T
VITAMIN A
UNII Identifier: G2SH0XKK91
RETINOL

Medicines

Vitamin A is an active ingredient of these brands:

United States (US)

Australia (AU)

Austria (AT)

Brazil (BR)

Cyprus (CY)

Ecuador (EC)

Estonia (EE)

  • (combination) ABIDEC as VITAMIN A PALMITATE
  • (combination) COLDASTOP as VITAMIN A PALMITATE
  • (combination) PIKOVIT as VITAMIN A PALMITATE
  • (combination) VIANT as Retinol palmitate
  • (combination) VITALIPID

Finland (FI)

  • (combination) CERNEVIT as Retinol palmitate
  • (combination) VIANT as Retinol palmitate
  • (combination) VITALIPID

France (FR)

Germany (DE)

Hong Kong (HK)

Ireland (IE)

  • (combination) ABIDEC as VITAMIN A PALMITATE
  • (combination) CERNEVIT as Retinol palmitate
  • (combination) KETOVITE as VITAMIN A PALMITATE
  • (combination) VITLIPID N as Retinol palmitate

Israel (IL)

Lithuania (LT)

Malta (MT)

Mexico (MX)

  • ACON as VITAMIN A PALMITATE

Netherlands (NL)

New Zealand (NZ)

Nigeria (NG)

Poland (PL)

Romania (RO)

Singapore (SG)

South Africa (ZA)

  • (combination) MENOFLUSH as VITAMIN A ACETATE

Spain (ES)

Tunisia (TN)

  • (combination) CERNEVIT as Retinol palmitate
  • (combination) SOLACY as VITAMIN A ACETATE
  • (combination) VITALIPIDE as VITAMIN A PALMITATE

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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