Vanadium

Trace Element

Vanadium is not one administered drug identity; vanadyl sulfate, vanadate, chelates, and enriched yeast have different composition and exposure.

Pharmacokinetic model

A route-level PK model for vanadium is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.

Key facts

Category
Trace Element
Suggested cadence
once daily

Research behind this entry

  1. Effect of vanadium on insulin sensitivity in patients with impaired glucose tolerance Jacques-Camarena O, González-Ortiz M, Martínez-Abundis E, López-Madrueño JF, Medina-Santillán R · Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2008 DOI

    Fourteen adults were randomized to vanadyl sulfate 50 mg twice daily or placebo for four weeks. It did not improve clamp-measured insulin sensitivity and increased triglycerides; the result is specific to vanadyl…

1 published study referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.