Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Retinol
Drug Class
Vitamin A, D & Combinations
Chemical Class
Cyclohexane Nonatetraene
ATC Code
D10AD02, R01AX02, S01XA02
Status
Essential Medicine
What is VITAMIN A?
Uses
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How It Works
Chemical Class
Cyclohexane Nonatetraene
Retinol (Vitamin A) also known as Antixeropthalmica. It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Cyclohexane Nonatetraene. It belongs to Dermatological Products and Vitamin, Fat Soluble pharmacological group. The Molecular Weight of Retinol (Vitamin A) is 286.46.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
15000 to 500000 mg — 24 hourly
As required
2
Child · Oral
20000 IU/kg — As recommended.
For Once
Safety Alerts
Hypersensitivity to vitamin A
Important Warnings
Patients should be closely monitored
Evaluate other sources of vitamin A
Side Effects
Malaisefever Irritabilityvertigolethargyheadachedrying or cracking of skinhypercalcaemiaweight lossvisual changeshyper vitaminosis A. Overdose can cause rough skindry hairan enlarged liverand a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and raised serum calcium and serum alkaline phosphatase concentrations.
Drug Interactions
Retinoids
cholestyramine resin.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Storage
Inj Store Below 40°C. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight. Tab Store in a well closed container, Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight.
Price Intelligence
Rs 21.24
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 20 · approved 01 Jul, 2025
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 20Rs 21.24
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Retinol, and what they are not.
These contain this ingredient plus others. They are different medicines — do not swap.
Ophth-Vit.A
5g
Rs 285Rs 285/unit
OPHTH PHARMA
Xtractm
Rs 300
No DRAP alertsRoute 2 Health (Pvt.) Ltd
Cenova
Rs 458.46
GETZ PHARMA PAKISTAN (PVT) LTD.
Cenova
200Mg
Rs 950.04Rs 67.86/unit
GETZ PHARMA PAKISTAN
Gtab-A
50000iu
Rs 1,001.43 ceiling
Glitz Pharma
Acnewash
+ Nutritional Supplement / Multivitamin, Salicylic Acid
Rs 239
No DRAP alertsDERMA TECHNO PAKISTAN
Theragran M
+ Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Calciferol, Calcium Carbonate
Rs 45.3Rs 4.53/unit
GlaxoSmithKline PAKISTAN
Theragran-H
+ Ascorbic Acid, Calciferol, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper
Rs 54.2Rs 5.42/unit
GlaxoSmithKline PAKISTAN
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
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