tocofersolan tocofersolan tocofersolan names iupac name α-hydro-ω-oxy)butanoyl]oxy}poly(oxyethylene) other names tocofersolan; vitamin e peg succinate; α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (tpgs); liqui-e identifiers cas number 9002-96-4 n 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chemspider 64498 n echa infocard 100.123.651 pubchem cid 9938056 unii o03s90u1f2 y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid90872278 dtxsid1048623, dtxsid90872278 inchi inchi=1s/c35h58o6/c1-24(2)12-9-13-25(3)14-10-15-26(4)16-11-20-35(8)21-19-30-29(7)33(27(5)28(6)34(30)41-35)40-32(38)18-17-31(37)39-23-22-36/h24-26,36h,9-23h2,1-8h3 ykey: aobormopsghcax-uhfffaoysa-n yinchi=1/c35h58o6/c1-24(2)12-9-13-25(3)14-10-15-26(4)16-11-20-35(8)21-19-30-29(7)33(27(5)28(6)34(30)41-35)40-32(38)18-17-31(37)39-23-22-36/h24-26,36h,9-23h2,1-8h3key: aobormopsghcax-uhfffaoyau smiles o=c(occo)ccc(=o)oc2c(c(c1oc(ccc1c2c)(c)cccc(c)cccc(c)cccc(c)c)c)c properties chemical formula (c2h4o)nc33h54o5 molar mass variable pharmacology atc code a11ha08 (who) license data eu ema: by inn except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). n verify (what is yn ?) infobox references tocofersolanclinical datatrade namesvedropother namestocophersolan (usan us)ahfs/drugs.comuk drug informationlegal statuslegal status uk: pom (prescription only) eu: rx-only identifiersdrugbankdb11635keggd06174comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid90872278 dtxsid1048623, dtxsid90872278 echa infocard100.123.651 tocofersolan (inn) or tocophersolan, also referred to as tpgs (for tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate), is a synthetic water-soluble version of vitamin e. natural forms of vitamin e are fat soluble, but not water-soluble. tocofersolan is polyethylene glycol derivative of α-tocopherol that enables water solubility. tocofersolan is used as a vitamin e supplement or to treat vitamin e deficiency in individuals who cannot absorb fats due to disease. on 24 july 2009 the european medicines agency approved tocofersolan under the trade name vedrop 50 mg/ml oral solution for the treatment of vitamin e deficiency due to digestive malabsorption in paediatric patients with congenital or hereditary chronic cholestasis, from birth (in term newborns) to 16 or 18 years of age (depending on the region). tocofersolan is also used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as an antioxidant.