name: | Phytomenadione |
ATC code: | B02BA01 | route: | intravenous |
n-compartments | 2 |
Phytomenadione (vitamin K1) is a fat-soluble vitamin used primarily to prevent and treat vitamin K deficiency bleeding, notably in newborns and in conditions of hypoprothrombinemia due to coumarin anticoagulants or other causes. It is approved and widely used today in clinical medicine.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported in healthy adult volunteers after intravenous administration.