Drug reference
riboflavin
Vitamin B2 · Vitamin
Vitamin B2VitaminATC A11HA04
CDSCO approvedATC A11HA04
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
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none in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Mechanism
Not yet extracted
Indications
nutritional management of gross, generalized malnutritionPrevention and treatment of ariboflavinosis (generally along with other B complex members)
Dosing
- Adult
- 2–20 mg/day oral or parenteral for ariboflavinosis.
Pharmacokinetics
Protein binding
Body does not significantly store riboflavin.
Metabolism
Well absorbed by active transport and phosphorylated in the intestine (to FMN).
Excretion
Larger doses are excreted unchanged in urine.
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Sources: KD Tripathi 7e, Goodman & Gilman 14e·Verified: 2026-05-10 · House clinical team