ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID

Course overview

ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID IS A MEDICATION USED TO MANAGE AND TREAT CHRONIC DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH OXIDATIVE STRESS, SUCH AS DIABETIC NEUROPATHY, AND SLOW DOWN THE ONSET OF METABOLIC SYNDROME BY ACTING AS AN ANTIOXIDANT. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID SUPPLEMENTS IN THE CLINICAL SETTING RELATED TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT TREATMENT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS RELATED TO CHRONIC METABOLIC DISORDERS.