Some studies have used doses as high as 4,500 mg per day without serious adverse effects
Interactions & medication Certain regular medications can interact with carnitine supplements
Ferreiras research is supported by the Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Illustrative prodrugs include but are not limited to carboxylate esters where the group is alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, acyloxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl as well as esters of hydroxyl, thiol and amines where the group attached is an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, phosphate or sulfate
It is suggested that this compound might have selectively amplified fat pad weights in relation to total body mass