D3 40000 IU (Capsule)
Unit Price: ৳ 35.00 (3 x 4: ৳ 420.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 140.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Cholecalciferol vitamin d3 |
| Company | Aci limited |
| Also available as |
Title
- Vitamin D3 Supplement
Categories
- Medical Supplies
- Vitamins & Supplements
Description
- Essential for calcium and phosphate absorption
- Prevents rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis
- Supports immunity
- Pharmacologically active as Calcitriol
- Half-life of approximately 50 days
- Absorbed in the small intestine
- Fat-soluble and stored in tissues
- Eliminated via feces and urine
- Dosage forms: capsule, film-coated tablet, oroflash/chewable tablets, syrup, injection
- Adult dosage for deficiency: 40000 IU once weekly for 7 weeks
- Adult maintenance therapy dose: 1400-2000 IU/day
- Children dosage for deficiency: 20000 IU once every 2 weeks for 6 weeks
- Interacts with: Magnesium containing Antacids, Digoxin, Thiazide Diuretics, Cholestyramine, Cholistipol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital, Orlistat, Mineral Oil, Corticosteroids
- Contraindicated in diseases associated with hypercalcemia
- Side effects: anorexia, lassitude, nausea & vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, polyuria, sweating, headache, thirst, vertigo
- Safe use during pregnancy up to 4000 IU
- Excreted in breast milk
- Plasma-calcium concentration monitoring required for high doses, renal impairment, and during pregnancy & lactation
- Not established for use in children under 12 years
- Overdose effects: hypervitaminosis D
- Therapeutic class: Vitamin in bone formation, Vitamin-D preparations
- Storage conditions: below 30°C, protected from light & moisture