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Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a crucial role in the body's metabolic processes, particularly in the synthesis of fatty acids, amino acids, and glucose.
Biotin, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, is a water-soluble B vitamin and an essential nutrient.[1] Biotin acts as a cofactor for five carboxylase enzymes that catalyze critical steps in the metabolism of fatty acids, glucose, and amino acids.[1]
Biotin is used in compounded preparations and is often promoted for hair, skin, and nail health. However, claims that biotin supplements improve hair or nails are supported, at best, by only a few case reports and small studies.[1]
Biotin is naturally found in a variety of foods, including organ meats, eggs, fish, meat, seeds, nuts, and certain vegetables such as sweet potatoes.[1] Deficiency is uncommon but can occur, and its signs include thinning hair that can progress to hair loss, a scaly red rash around body openings, and neurological findings such as depression and lethargy.[1]
Biotin is absorbed in the small intestine, and urinary excretion is used as an indicator of biotin status.[1] No upper intake level has been set because there is no evidence in humans that biotin is toxic at high intakes; however, high biotin intake can interfere with certain laboratory tests, including a troponin test that gave a falsely low result.[1] Prescribers should consider the patient's overall health status, other medications, and any planned laboratory testing when prescribing biotin-containing preparations.
Compounded at Bayview
Patient guides for the preparations we make most often. Each one is compounded to order and requires a prescription.
For prescribers
Every preparation in our formulary that contains this ingredient. Strength, base and dose form are set by the prescription.
Other salt forms of this molecule, and ingredients commonly compounded alongside it.
This page describes an active pharmaceutical ingredient, not a finished drug product. Bayview Pharmacy compounds preparations containing it only on a prescriber's order for an individual patient.
Compounded preparations are not FDA-approved, and the FDA has not evaluated them for safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing quality. Nothing on this page is a claim that any preparation is effective for any condition.
A valid prescription is required. Availability depends on Bayview's licensure in your state. This page is general information, not medical advice — discuss your situation with a licensed healthcare provider.
Our pharmacists work with prescribers to build preparations around a patient's dose, form and tolerances. Ask us what is possible with this ingredient.
