Cholecalciferol [Vitamin D3]

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Vitamin in bone formation, Vitamin-D preparations

Brands & Prices (156) 📋 Indications & Uses

Dosage & Administration ⚠️ Contraindications ⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions 🛡️ Warnings & Precautions 🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

Brand Formulations & Prices

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📖 Official Clinical Monograph

DGDA Approved Prescribing Guidelines

📋 Indications & Uses

Vitamin D3 deficiency can occur in people whose exposure to sunlight is limited and in those whose diet is deficient in vitamin D3.
3D is essential for the effective calcium and phosphate absorption required for healthy bones and teeth, preventing rickets, osteomalacia and osteoporosis.
3D is also essential to prevent pre-eclampsia during pregnancy and breast feeding as it is an essential nutrient for a growing infant.
3D has vital role on immunity boost up.

Dosage & Administration

For capsule
: Adults:
Treatment of Vitamin D3 deficiency: 40000 IU once weekly for 7 weeks. Doses for maintenance therapy is 1400-2000 IU/day. To confirm the target level of 25 hydroxyvitamin D, measurement of it should be determined 3-4 months after initiating the maintenance therapy.
Prevention of Vitamin D3 deficiency: 20000 IU every 4 weeks. Higher doses may be required in certain situations.
Addition to specific therapy for osteoporosis: 20000 IU once a month.
For capsule
: Children (12-18 years):
Treatment of Vitamin D3 deficiency: 20000 IU once every 2 weeks for 6 weeks.
Prevention of Vitamin D3 deficiency: 20000 IU every 6 weeks.
For film-coated tablet
: 1000 IU (1-2 tablets) daily, or as directed by physician. Take the medicine with food or within 1 hour after a meal.
For oroflash or chewable tablets
: 1000 IU to 2000 IU daily, or as directed by physician. Take the medicine with food or within 1 hour after a meal. Place the tablet in mouth swallow after chewing.
For Oral Solution
:
Up to one year: 400 IU once a day or as directed by the physician.
1 year to 18 years: 600 IU once a day or as directed by the physician.
Injection
: For treatment-
Rickets: 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for one month then 1 ampoule for every 4 months
Osteoporosis: 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for 3 months
Osteomalacia: 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for 3 months
Tetany caused by hypocalcaemia: 1 ampoule for every 4 months which may be increased to 2 ampoules
Menopause: 1 ampoule for every 6 months
Vitamin 03 deficiency: 1 ampoule can be repeated 1 to 6 months later
Injection
: For prevention-
Pregnancy: 1/2 ampoule at 6th or 7th months
During breastfeeding: 1/2 ampoule for every 6 months
Children up to 5 years: 1 ampoule for every 6 months
Adolescent: 1 ampoule for every 6 months
Elderly Dosages: 1/2 ampoule for every 3 months.
Direction of use of Injection-
For oral use
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Step-1: Place the thumb on ampoule and break the upper narrow part of the ampoule.
Step-2: Pour out the solution of the ampoule in a spoon.
Step-3: Mix the solution with water or milk before oral use.
For lM use
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Step-1: Place the thumb on ampoule and break the upper narrow part of the ampoule.
Step-2: Then use as IM injection.

⚠️ Contraindications

Vitamin D3 is contraindicated in all diseases associated with hypercalcaemia. It is also contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Vitamin D3 (or medicines of the same class) and any of the excipients. It is contraindicated if there is evidence of Vitamin D3 toxicity.

⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions

Generally all nutritional supplements are considered to be safe and well tolerable. However, few most common side effects can generally occur including hypocalcaemia syndrome or calcium intoxication (depending on the severity and duration of hypocalcaemia), occasional acute symptoms include anorexia, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or stomach ache and constipation with the administration of colecalciferol.

🛡️ Warnings & Precautions

Plasma-calcium concentration should be monitored at intervals in patients receiving high doses of Vitamin D3, in renal impairment, and during pregnancy & lactation. People using Digoxin and Thiazide Diuretics should consult a health care practitioner before supplementing with Vitamin D3. People with liver or kidney disease, primary hyperthyroidism, lymphoma, tuberculosis and granulomatous disease should consult a health care practitioner before supplementing with Vitamin D3.

🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism

The active form of Vitamin D3, Calcitriol, exerts its effect by binding to the Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) which are widely distributed through many body tissues.Vitamin D3 has a half life of about 50 days as it is fat soluble.Vitamin D3 is absorbed in the small intestine and bound to specific a-globulins and transported to the liver where it is metabolised to 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 (Calcidiol). A second hydroxylation to 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D3 (Calcitriol) occurs in the kidney. This metabolite is responsible for the vitamin's ability to increase the absorption of calcium. Non-metabolised Vitamin D3 is stored in tissues such as fat and muscle.Vitamin D3 is eliminated via faeces and urine.

Cholecalciferol [Vitamin D3]

Brand Formulations & Prices

D-Revive

Delight

Ditarol

Max D

Ortho-D3

Sun D

Vita D3

D-Shine

3D

Aristo D3

D-2000

D-Revive

D-Rise

D-Set

D-Star

D-Vine

D3

Debolin

Delight

Hi-D

Ortho-D3

Radivit-D

Vita D3

Vita-D

D-Balance

D-Cap

D-Fill

D-gain ODT

D-Cap

Max D ODT

D-Rise

Defrol

Osteo-D

Vital-D

D-Cap

Vitamax-D

Defrol OFT

Osteo-D

Sun D

Vital-D

AL-D3

Imu-D

Sun D

Ultra D

Ultra-D

D-Care

D-Build

D-Shine

D-up

3D

Aristo D3

D-20000

D-Balance

D-Best

D-Cap

D-Fill

D-High

D-Reach

D-Revive

D-Rise

D-Set

D-Star

D-Vine

D-boost

D-gain

D3

Defrol

Delight

Hi-D

Imu-D

Max D

Maxvit D

Osteo-D

Radivit-D

SunVit

Vita D3

Vital-D

Vitamax-D