Beta-Carotene : Additional Information

Beta-Carotene - Systemic

Brand Names

Lumitene, Max-Caro Beta-Carotene *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Additional Information

Once a product has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in product labeling, beta-carotene is using in certain diseaseds with the following medical conditions:

Polymorphous light eruption - a type of reaction to sun
Erythropoietic protoporphyria photosensitivity reaction - a type of reaction to sun

Breast-feeding problem

Beta-carotene has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

This drug has been tested in child and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of beta-carotene in the elderly with use in other age groups, it is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Dosage

The dose of beta-carotene will be various for various diseaseds Follow your family doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of beta-carotene If your dose is various, do not change it unless your family doctor tells you to do so.

For oral dosage forms - capsules or tablets:
- To treat or prevent a reaction to sun in diseaseds with erythropoietic protoporphyria:
  - Adults and teenagers 30 to 300 milligrams - mg of beta-carotene - the equivalent of 50,000 to 500,000 Units of vitamin A activity a day.
  - Children 30 to 150 mg of beta-carotene - the equivalent of 50,000 to 250,000 Units of vitamin A activity a day.
- To treat or prevent a reaction to sun in diseaseds with polymorphous light eruption:
  - Adults and teenagers 75 to 180 mg of beta-carotene - the equivalent of 125,000 to 300,000 Units of vitamin A activity a day.
  - Children 30 to 150 mg of beta-carotene - the equivalent of 50,000 to 250,000 Units of vitamin A activity a day.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to How to Use, precautions, or side effects for these uses.