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{{stub}} '''Pantothenic acid''' (Vitamin B<sub>5</sub>) is a [[B vitamin complex|B complex]] [[vitamin]] involved in the [[oxidation]] of [[:Category:Fatty acids|fatty acids]] and [[carbohydrate]]s. [[Coenzyme A]], which can be synthesised from pantothenic acid, is involved in the synthesis of [[amino acid]]s, [[:Category:Fatty acids |fatty acid]]s, [[ketone]]s, [[cholesterol]], [[phospholipid]]s, [[:Category:Hormones|steroid hormones]], [[neurotransmitter]]s, and antibodies. ==ME/CFS== ME/CFS is not diagnosed unless [[:category:Nutritional deficiencies|nutritional deficiencies]] that may cause the patient's symptoms are treated first, so vitamin treatments or nutrition are not a cure or an effective treatment.<ref name="ICC2011primer">{{citation | last1 = Carruthers | first1 = BM | authorlink1 = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = van de Sande | first2 = MI | authorlink2 = Marjorie van de Sande | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = KL | authorlink3 = Kenny de Meirleir | last4 = Klimas | first4 = NG | authorlink4 = Nancy Klimas | last5 = Broderick | first5 = G | authorlink5 = Gordon Broderick | last6 = Mitchell | first6 = T | authorlink6 = Terry Mitchell | last7 = Staines | first7 = D | authorlink7 = Donald Staines | last8 = Powles | first8 = ACP | authorlink8 = A C Peter Powles | last9 = Speight | first9 = N | authorlink9 = Nigel Speight | last10 = Vallings | first10 = R | authorlink10 = Rosamund Vallings | last11 = Bateman | first11 = L | authorlink11 = Lucinda Bateman | last12 = Bell | first12 = DS | authorlink12 = David Bell | last13 = Carlo-Stella | first13 = N | authorlink13 = Nicoletta Carlo-Stella | last14 = Chia | first14 = J | authorlink14 = John Chia | last15 = Darragh | first15 = A | authorlink15 = Austin Darragh | last16 = Gerken | first16 = A | authorlink16 = Anne Gerken | last17 = Jo | first17 = D | authorlink17 = Daehyun Jo | last18 = Lewis | first18 = DP | authorlink18 = Donald Lewis | last19 = Light | first19 = AR | authorlink19 = Alan Light | last20 = Light | first20 = KC | authorlink20 = Kathleen Light | last21 = Marshall-Gradisnik | first21 = S | authorlink21 = Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik | last22 = McLaren-Howard | first22 = J | authorlink22 = John McLaren-Howard | last23 = Mena | first23 = I | authorlink23 = Ismael Mena | last24 = Miwa | first24 = K | authorlink24 = Kunihisa Miwa | last25 = Murovska | first25 = M | authorlink25= Modra Murovska | last26 = Stevens | first26 = SR | authorlink26 = Staci Stevens | title = Myalgic encephalomyelitis: Adult & Paediatric: International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners | date = 2012| isbn = 978-0-9739335-3-6 | url = http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Guidelines/Myalgic%20Encephalomyelitis%20International%20Consensus%20Primer%20-2012-11-26.pdf}}</ref><ref name="niceng206">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng206 | title = Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (or Encephalopathy)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:diagnosis and management. NICE guideline. | last=NICE Guideline Development Group | first = | authorlink = |publisher=[[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]]| date = 2021-10-29}}</ref> ==Dexpanthenol== Dexpanthenol is a derivative of vitamin B5.<ref name="drugbank">{{Cite web|url=https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB09357 | title = Dexpanthenol | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = |website=Drugbank Online|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref> Brand names of dexpantheol include Fortaplex, Infuvite, Infuvite Pediatric, Mvi Pediatric, and Neo-bex.<ref name="drugbank" /> Dexpanthenol uses include: * as a supplement or application to support a healthy epithelium (skin layer)<ref name="drugbank" /> * preventing vitamin deficiency in patients receiving [[total parenteral nutrition]], which is intravenous nutrition<ref name="drugbank" /> * applied to the skin, such as in the form of a cream, ointment or lotion to treat skin conditions, [[skin itch|itching]], or promote wound healing, as a topical protectant or moisturizer<ref name="drugbank" /> * stimulating the stomach/intestines, particularly after stomach surgery<ref name="cleveland">{{Cite web|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/18542-dexpanthenol-solution-for-injection | title = Dexpanthenol solution for injection|website=Cleveland Clinic|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref><ref name="d-drugs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.drugs.com/pro/dexpanthenol.html | title = Dexpanthenol - FDA prescribing information, side effects and uses|website=Drugs.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref> *it also has some anti-inflammatory properties<ref name="drugbank" /> *it is an ingredient in [[Myers' Cocktail]], an intravenous vitamin and mineral treatment promoted for a wide variety of different medical conditions<ref name="Gaby2009">{{Cite journal | title = Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail"| date = Oct 2002|url=https://loudounholistichealthpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Myers-Cocktail.pdf|journal=Alternative Medicine Review: A Journal of Clinical Therapeutic|volume=7|issue=5|pages=389β403 | last = Gaby | first = Alan R. | authorlink = |doi=|pmc=|pmid=12410623|access-date=|issn=1089-5159|quote=|via=}}</ref> ===Panthenol=== Panthenol is a mix of dexpanthenol levopanthenol (another B5 derivative)<ref name="drugbank" /> ==Learn more== *[http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/pantothenic-acid Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center - Pantothenic Acid] ==See also== *[[B vitamin]]s *[[B vitamin complex]] *[[Vitamin]] *[[Myers' Cocktail]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:B vitamins]] [[Category:Nutrients]]
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