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Trade names | Mephyton, Hemophyt, others |
Other names | Vitamin K1, phytonadione, phylloquinone, (E)-phytonadione |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
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Routes of administration | By mouth, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.422 |
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Formula | C31H46O2 |
Molar mass | 450.707 g·mol−1 |
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Phytomenadione, also known as vitamin K1 or phylloquinone, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement.[6][7] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[8]
It is used to treat certain bleeding disorders,[7] including warfarin overdose, vitamin K deficiency, and obstructive jaundice.[7] Use is typically recommended by mouth, intramuscular injection or injection under the skin.[7] When given by injection benefits are seen within two hours.[7] It is also recommended for preventing and treating vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants.[7] Many countries in the world choose intramuscular injections in newborn to keep them safe from vitamin K deficiency bleeding. It is considered a safe treatment and saves many children from death and severe neurologic deficit every year.[9]
Side effects when given by injection may include pain at the site of injection.[7] Severe allergic reactions may occur when it is injected into a vein or muscle, but this has mainly happened when large doses of a certain type of supplement containing castor oil were given intravenously.[10] Use during pregnancy is considered safe,[11] use is also likely okay during breastfeeding.[12] It works by supplying a required component for making a number of blood clotting factors.[7] Food sources include green vegetables, vegetable oil, and some fruit.[13]
Phytomenadione was first isolated in 1939.[14] In 1943 Edward Doisy and Henrik Dam were given a Nobel Prize for its discovery.[14]
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