Vitamin B5 can prevent or used for the treatment of the following situations:

* Burning foot syndrome
* Adrenal insufficiency
* Cataracts
* Chronic fatigue and migraines
* Hiperlilipidemia (high blood lipid levels)
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Heartburn
* Stress

Recommended daily doses of pantothenic acid
In the following table are set adequate intake of vitamin B5 according to the Department of Nutrition of the IOM (Institute of Medicine: Institute of Medicine) and USDA (United States Department of Agriculture: Department of Agriculture United States) for both infants, children and adults. mg / day: milligrams per day.

Toxicity
Pantothenic acid is not considered toxic to humans or animals. Therefore not established the maximum tolerable intake for this vitamin.
The only side effect observed was diarrhea resulting from consumption of high-dose supplements of calcium pantothenate.
The fact that adverse effects are not known does not mean that these do not exist with an excess of high doses.

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