Drug reference
alpha-lipoic acid
Antioxidant
Antioxidant
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
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none in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Mechanism
Essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes, with possible antioxidant effects.
Indications
Mitigating smell loss following viral infection of the upper respiratory tractHypogeusiaBurning mouth syndrome
Related guidelines
Urinary tract infection
EAU · Urology · 2024
Empirical antimicrobial use in common syndromes
ICMR · Infectious Diseases · 2019
Childhood pneumonia and respiratory infection
MOHFW · Paediatrics · 2021
Hepatitis B — chronic infection
EASL · Gastroenterology · 2025
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV
NACO · Infectious Diseases · 2018
Other Unclassified drugs
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Textbook-sourced·Sources: Harrison 22e·Updated: 2026-05-10