Vitamin A
Aquasol A and many generics
Vitamin, fat soluble
| A/X | 2 | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Caps [OTC]: 7500, 8000, 10,000, 25,000 IU
- Tabs [OTC]: 10,000, 15,000 IU
- Oral drops [OTC]; 750 mCg/0.3 mL (2500 IU/0.3 mL) (30 mL)
- Sublingual tabs [OTC]: 5000 IU
- Injection for IM use (Aquasol A): 50,000 IU/mL (2 mL); contains polysorbate 80 and chlorobutanol
- Conversion: 10,000 IU is equivalent to 3000 mCg vitamin A.
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Vitamin A." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309085/2/Vitamin_A.
Vitamin A. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309085/2/Vitamin_A. Accessed October 28, 2026.
Vitamin A. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309085/2/Vitamin_A
Vitamin A [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 28]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309085/2/Vitamin_A.
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