Defrol OFT 2000 IU (Flash Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 10.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 100.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cholecalciferol vitamin d3
Company Acme laboratories ltd
Also available as
Defrol 1000 iu tablet Defrol 20000 iu capsule Defrol 40000 iu capsule Defrol 200000 iu injectable solution oral im Defrol os 2000 iu oral solution

Indications

  • Vitamin D3 deficiency
  • Calcium absorption
  • Phosphate absorption
  • Preventing rickets
  • Preventing osteomalacia
  • Preventing osteoporosis
  • Preventing pre-eclampsia
  • Immunity boost

Pharmacology

  • Active form: Calcitriol
  • Binding to Vitamin D receptors
  • Fat soluble
  • Absorption in small intestine
  • Metabolism in liver and kidney
  • Half life of 50 days
  • Storage in tissues
  • Elimination via feces and urine

Dosage & Administration

  • Adult dosage
  • Children dosage
  • Capsule administration
  • Film-coated tablet administration
  • Oroflash/chewable tablet administration
  • Syrup administration
  • Injection administration

Interaction

  • Drugs causing deficiency
  • Interference with absorption
  • Increased need with corticosteroids

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Toxicity evidence

Side Effects

  • Anorexia
  • Lassitude
  • Nausea & vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Weight loss
  • Polyuria
  • Sweating
  • Headache
  • Thirst
  • Vertigo
  • Raised calcium concentration
  • Raised phosphate concentration

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe use during pregnancy
  • Recommended daily intake for pregnant women
  • Excretion in breast milk
  • Overdose in breast-fed infants
  • Variation in requirements

Precautions & Warnings

  • Plasma-calcium concentration monitoring
  • High doses monitoring
  • Renal impairment caution
  • Digoxin user consultation
  • Thiazide diuretics user consultation
  • Liver disease caution
  • Kidney disease caution
  • Primary hyperthyroidism caution
  • Lymphoma caution
  • Tuberculosis caution
  • Granulomatous disease caution

Use in Special Populations

  • Safety & efficacy in children under 12 years

Overdose Effects

  • Hypervitaminosis D

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin in bone formation
  • Vitamin-D preparations

Storage Conditions

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

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