VITAMINE Drug Interactions, VITAMINE Side Effects and VITAMINE Patient Reviews

Get informed: Vitamin E

Safety/Interactions	Indications	Side Effects
Facts & Figures	Effectiveness	Discussion

MEDICATION SAFETY CHECK

The average iGuard risk rating for Vitamin E is GREEN. It means that Vitamin E normally has a low risk of serious or long-term side effects when used according to instructions.

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Why do patients use Vitamin E?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 6,670 patients that use Vitamin E (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

DISEASE / CONDITION	%	AVERAGE SEVERITY
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT	32%
SKIN HEALTH	22%
HEART HEALTH	16%
FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE	9%
IMMUNE SUPPORT	9%
MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS/HRT	6%
WOUND HEALING	<5%
EYE HEALTH	<5%
FIBROIDS	<5%
PAIN - FIBROMYALGIA	<5%

How well does Vitamin E work?

iGuard.org regularly asks patients taking Vitamin E to provide feedback on: disease/condition treated, effectiveness/satisfaction, side effects, and information they wish they knew prior to starting the medication. This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of other members of the iGuard community.


Average Satisfaction Score (out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score (out of 10)

90%

of patients are confident that the good things about Vitamin E outweigh the bad things.

What do iGuard.org users wish they were told before starting this product?

% patients who wished they learned more before starting

9% of patients taking VitaminE wish they were told more about this product before they started it.

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ABOUT Vitamin E
Active Drug(s):	Vitamin E
WHAT DOES IT DO?
This product is commonly used as a nutritional supplement, and is believed to have antioxidant properties.

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HOW SAFE IS IT?
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Average Risk Rating	(LOW)
Pregnancy Category	N/A
Black Box Warning	No

FACTS & FIGURES
Date Approved	1 Jan 1938
Generic Available	YES
OTC Available	YES

What side-effects do iGuard.org users commonly report for Vitamin E?

4% of patients experience side-effects on Vitamin E

< 1% of patients experience SIGNIFICANT side-effects on Vitamin E

MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS...

INDIGESTION

= 10%

Recent alerts for Vitamin E

There have been no alerts regarding Vitamin E during the past year.

Drug Comments for Vitamin E (Vitamin E)

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

Be sure to tell your surgeon that you are on Vitamin E before any scheduled operation.
He or she will probably ask you to stop taking it because of its blood-thinning properties.

61 year old female
Posted: 2008-09-26 09:28:53 Rating:

Question/Comment:

i have taken vitamin e and c 1000 mg for over 30 years i am 68

68 year old male
Posted: 2008-08-06 17:08:05 Rating:

Question/Comment:

Some i-Guard users say they use Vitamin E for skin health; does it improve skin health if you take it orally or do you have to use it topically?

25 year old female
Posted: 2008-07-15 17:16:16 Rating:

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

Vitamin E is regulated by the FDA as a nutritional supplement - meaning it does not have FDA approval for specific indications. However, the iGuard site primarily deals with the safety of oral medications so it's likely that members are using the oral form of vitamin E to improve their skin health.

Posted: 2008-07-16 11:35:45

Answer/Reply:

Vitamin E comes in a gel capsule to be taken orally.

60 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-05 23:17:01 Rating:

Question/Comment:

I highly recommend Vitamin E. I don't feel I look or act my age.

67 year old female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

Question/Comment:

it's easy to take and I have had no problems

49 year old female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00 Rating:

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