Back to Journals Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Volume 22 Current Evidence of Acetyl-L-Carnitine Use in Mood Disorders-: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Authors Kumar R , Hashempour Z, Shahriarirad S, Shahriarirad R, Hassett LC, Singh B , Croarkin PE , Veldic M, Frye MA, Pagali SR Received 6 January 2026 Accepted for publication 12 March 2026 Published 3 June 2026 Volume 2026:22 586506 DOI Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Dr Roger Pinder Rakesh Kumar, 1 Zahra Hashempour, 2 Sara Shahriarirad, 2 Reza Shahriarirad, 3 Leslie C Hassett, 4 Balwinder Singh, 1 Paul E Croarkin, 1 Marin Veldic, 1 Mark A Frye, 1 Sandeep R Pagali 5 1 Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Quick math for common doses at 2.5 mg/mL: 0.25 mg: 0.25 / 2.5 x 100 = 10 units 0.50 mg: 0.50 / 2.5 x 100 = 20 units 1.0 mg: 1.0 / 2.5 x 100 = 40 units 1.7 mg: 1.7 / 2.5 x 100 = 68 units 2.4 mg: 2.4 / 2.5 x 100 = 96 units If you reconstituted with 3.0 mL instead (1.67 mg/mL), the same doses become 15, 30, 60, 102, and 144 units respectively
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