MaxD 1000 IU (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cholecalciferol vitamin d3
Company Ziska pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Maxd 20000 iu capsule Maxd 40000 iu capsule

Title and Categories

  • Vitamin D3 Supplement
  • Bone Health Product
  • Vitamin-D Preparations

Color Options

  • White

Formulation

  • Capsule
  • Film-coated Tablet
  • Oroflash or Chewable Tablets
  • Syrup
  • Injection

Dosage

  • 40000 IU once weekly for adults for 7 weeks
  • 1000-2000 IU/day for maintenance therapy
  • 20000 IU every 4 weeks for prevention in adults
  • 20000 IU once a month for specific therapy for osteoporosis in adults
  • 20000 IU once every 2 weeks for children (12-18 years)
  • 20000 IU every 6 weeks for prevention in children (12-18 years)
  • 1000 IU (1-2 tablets) daily for film-coated tablet
  • 1000-2000 IU daily for oroflash or chewable tablets
  • 400 IU/day (0-1 yr) for patients with risk of cholecalciferol deficiency in syrup
  • 600 IU/day (>1 yr) for patients with risk of cholecalciferol deficiency in syrup
  • 2000 IU/day (+50000 IU/week) for 6 weeks (0-1 yr) for cholecalciferol deficient patients in syrup
  • 2000 IU/day for 6 weeks (1-18 yrs) for cholecalciferol deficient patients in syrup
  • 50000-200000 IU every 6 months for infants receiving Vitamin D enriched milk in injection
  • 200000 IU every 6 months for nursed infants or infants not receiving Vitamin D enriched milk or young children up to 5 years of age in injection
  • 200000 IU every 6 months for adolescents in injection
  • 100000 IU from the 6th or 7th month of pregnancy for pregnancy in injection
  • 100000-200000 IU every 3-6 months for elderly and specific conditions in injection

Mode of Action

  • Vitamin D3 is absorbed in the small intestine and metabolized to 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 in the liver
  • Calcitriol, the active form of Vitamin D3, binds to Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) in body tissues
  • Calcitriol increases the absorption of calcium and phosphate

Interaction

  • Drugs causing Vitamin D3 deficiencies
  • Drugs that interfere with the absorption and metabolism of Vitamin D3

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Known hypersensitivity to Vitamin D3
  • Evidence of Vitamin D3 toxicity

Side Effects

  • Anorexia
  • Lassitude
  • Nausea & vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Weight loss
  • Polyuria
  • Sweating
  • Headache
  • Thirst
  • Vertigo
  • Raised concentrations of calcium and phosphate in plasma and urine

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe use of doses up to 4000 IU during pregnancy
  • Excretion of Vitamin D3 and its metabolites in breast milk
  • Requirement variance based on disease severity and response to treatment

Precautions & Warnings

  • Monitor plasma-calcium concentration in patients receiving high doses of Vitamin D3
  • Consultation for people using Digoxin and Thiazide Diuretics
  • Consultation for people with liver or kidney disease, primary hyperthyroidism, lymphoma, tuberculosis, and granulomatous disease

Use in Special Populations

  • Safety & efficacy not established in children under 12 years

Overdose Effects

  • Hypervitaminosis D

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin in bone formation
  • Vitamin-D preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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