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Horm Metab Res

Very common (more than 1 in 10 people): mild injection-site pain or redness that eases within a day

doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060911 202 KorbeckiJBosiackiMKupnickaPBarczakKZietekPChlubekDet al

In a randomized, placebo-controlled study of 495 patients with intermittent claudication, 2 g/day of propionyl-L-carnitine for 12 months significantly increased maximal walking distance and the distance walked prior to the onset of claudication in patients whose initial maximal walking distance was less than 250 meters (m), but no effect was seen in patients who had an initial maximal walking distance greater than 250 m (65)

L-Carnitine acts as a shuttle, transporting fatty acids to the mitochondria, where they undergo oxidation to produce energy