Selenium

Indications
Oral
Selenium deficiency
Adult: 100-500 mcg of selenium daily.
Intramuscular
Selenium deficiency
Adult: 100-500 mcg of selenium daily.
Intravenous
Selenium deficiency
Adult: 100-500 mcg of selenium daily.
Overdose Reactions
Nail or hair brittleness, hair or nail loss, diarrhoea, metallic taste, garlic-like breath odour, dermatitis, irritability, peripheral neuropathy.
Mechanism of Actions
Selenium is an essential trace element and functions as a defensive mechanism for oxidative stress, for regulation of thyroid hormone activity and redox status of vitamin C and other molecules. In food, selenium is often found as the amino acids selenomethionine and selenocysteine and derivatives. There are several forms of supplemental selenium e.g. high selenium yeast, L-selenomethionine, sodium selenate, sodium selenite and selenious acid.
Absorption: Readily absorbed from GI tract
Distribution: Stored in RBC, liver, spleen, heart and nails.
Excretion: Excreted in urine as methylated metabolites and faeces (lesser extent).
ATC Classification
A12CE - Selenium ; Used as dietary supplements.
Available As
  • Selenium 0.5 mg
  • Selenium 1 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 1 mg
  • Selenium 1.5 mg
  • Selenium 10 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 10 mcg
  • Selenium 10 mg
  • Selenium 100 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 100 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 100 mg
  • Selenium 100 mg
  • Selenium 11 mcg
  • Selenium 12 mcg
  • Selenium 12.3 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 14.2 mcg
  • Selenium 15 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 15 mcg
  • Selenium 15.7 mcg
  • Selenium 150 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 150 mcg
  • Selenium 150 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 150 mg
  • Selenium 150mcg
  • Selenium 16 mcg
  • Selenium 163.33 mcg
  • Selenium 163.6 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 163.6 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 163.6 mg
  • Selenium 163.6 mg
  • Selenium 17.5 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 18 mcg
  • Selenium 19.62 mcg
  • Selenium 19.7 mcg
  • Selenium 19.8 mcg
  • Selenium 19.82 mcg
  • Selenium 2 mcg
  • Selenium 2 mg
  • Selenium 2.5 %
  • Selenium 2.5%
  • Selenium Disulphide 2.5% w/v
  • Selenium 2.5% w/v
  • Selenium 2.5% w/w
  • Selenium 20 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 20 mcg
  • Selenium 20 mg
  • Selenium 200 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 200 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 200 mg
  • Selenium 207 mcg
  • Selenium 24.4 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 25 mcg
  • Selenium 25 mcg
  • Selenium 25 mg
  • Selenium 26.15 mcg
  • Selenium 27 mcg
  • Selenium 30 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 30 mcg
  • Selenium 30 mg
  • Selenium 34 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 35 mcg
  • Selenium 35 mcg
  • Selenium 35 mg
  • Selenium 36 mcg
  • Selenium 387 iu
  • Selenium 387 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 4.5 mcg
  • Selenium 40 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 40 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 40 mg
  • Selenium 42 mcg
  • Selenium 43.5 mcg
  • Selenium 45 mcg
  • Selenium 45.9 mcg
  • Selenium 48 mcg
  • Selenium 5 mcg
  • Selenium 5 mg
  • Selenium 5.9 mcg
  • Selenium 50 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 50 mcg
  • Selenium 50 mg
  • Selenium 500 mcg
  • Selenium 55 mcg
  • Selenium 60 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 60 mcg
  • Selenium 60 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 63.6 mcg
  • Selenium 65 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 65 mcg
  • Selenium 65 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 70 mcg
  • Selenium 70 mcg
  • Selenium 70 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 70 mg
  • Selenium 72 mcg
  • Selenium 75 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 75 mcg
  • Selenium 75 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 75 mg
  • Selenium Dioxide 75 ncg
  • Selenium 8 mcg
  • Selenium 8.65 mcg
  • Selenium 8.8 mcg
  • Selenium 80 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 82 mcg
  • Selenium 82 mcg
  • Selenium 82.5 mcg
  • Selenium 96.7 mcg
  • Selenium Dioxide 98.03 mg
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