Summary for Coenzyme Q-10

  • Scientific Names: Mitoquinone; Ubidecarenone; Ubiquinone
  • Indications: Congestive heart failure, angina, diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer, increasing exercise tolerance, muscular dystrophy, chronic fatigue
  • Synonym: None
  • Class: Food supplement
  • Half-life: N/A
  • Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with:
    None known

CoQ-10 was first identified in 1957. It is widely used in Japan where millions of Japanese patients receive CoQ-10 as part of their treatment for congestive heart failure.

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

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Hospitalization possible
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Warnings in other populations - Help

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