Prescription medicine

Vitamin a First approved as Aquasol A

Vitamin a (Aquasol A) is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 1949. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.

No generic listed

Check it at the source: the vitamin a FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 3, 2026, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.); the NDA 6823 record on Drugs@FDA; every vitamin a label on DailyMed.

Highlights of the record

FDA label of March 3, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026

Used for

From the label: indications and usage
Retinyl palmitate injection is effective for the treatment of vitamin A deficiency.

Forms and strengths

15 mg/ml

Injection (solution).

On the market

Earliest approval on file: May 18, 1949 Aquasol A, Casper Pharma Llc; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
Generic approvals: 15 first November 17, 1972; 0 with a marketed status in Drugs@FDA
Labelers listed (NDC): 1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included

Supply and safety

Pharmacy cost (NADAC): Not in the survey
Shortage (FDA): No current entry
Recalls by its makers (FDA): No recall recorded

What is vitamin a used for?

From the label: indications and usage
Retinyl palmitate injection is effective for the treatment of vitamin A deficiency. The parenteral administration is indicated when the oral administration is not feasible as in anorexia, nausea, vomiting, pre- and postoperative conditions, or it is not available as in the “Malabsorption Syndrome” with accompanying steatorrhea. Pediatric Use: Vitamin A treatment for deficiency states has been recognized as an especially effective and important therapy in the pediatric population. […]

Source: FDA drug label (AQUASOL A Parenteral), Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc., effective March 3, 2026 (SPL set 1abd66eb-6ac8-4a9e-a609-251e46ea1a27), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

Is there a generic for vitamin a (Aquasol A)?

The FDA approved the first generic vitamin a on November 17, 1972. 15 generic applications are approved; 0 of them carry a current (not discontinued) marketing status in Drugs@FDA; that status is not evidence that the generic is on sale.

1949 earliest approval on file
1972 first generic approved

Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)

What does the vitamin a label say about other medicines?

The vitamin a label names no other medicine on this site. The labels of 13 other medicines name vitamin a. The sentences are the labels' own; a label lists what its studies and reports found, not every interaction.

Other labels that name vitamin a

Check vitamin a against other medicines

Source: FDA drug label (AQUASOL A Parenteral), Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc., effective March 3, 2026 (SPL set 1abd66eb-6ac8-4a9e-a609-251e46ea1a27), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What next?

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