Featuresintravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acidspatients with essential fatty acid deficiency (efad) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake.indicationsindicated in patients needing intravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acids. intralipid is also indicated in patients with essential fatty acid deficiency (efad) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake.paediatric indication for intralipid 10% and 20%.dosage--prematures and low birthweight neonates: 0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day followed by a successive increase by 0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day up to 2g/kg bw/day.--neonates and infants: 0.5-4 g tg/kg body wt/day.--adults : up to 3 g tg/kg body wt/day