Vital-D 10000 IU/ml (Oral Solution)

20 ml bottle: ৳ 175.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cholecalciferol vitamin d3
Company Unimed unihealth pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Vital d 20000 iu capsule Vital d 40000 iu capsule Vital d 200 iu pediatric drop Vital d 1000 iu capsule Vital d 2000 iu capsule

Title

  • Vitamin D3 Supplement

Categories

  • Health & Wellness
  • Vitamins & Supplements
  • Bone Health

Description

  • An essential supplement for individuals with limited sunlight exposure or deficient diet
  • Supports healthy bones, teeth, and prevents conditions like rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis
  • Critical for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infant growth
  • Boosts immunity

Dosage & Administration

  • Available in capsule, film-coated tablet, oroflash/chewable tablets, syrup, and injection forms
  • Adult dosage includes treatment of deficiency or addition to osteoporosis therapy
  • Children dosage for treatment and prevention of deficiency
  • Specific dosages for different age groups and patient conditions

Pharmacology

  • Active form is Calcitriol
  • Binds to Vitamin D receptors for various bodily effects
  • Absorbed in the small intestine and metabolized in the liver and kidney
  • Store in fat and muscle, eliminate via faeces and urine

Indications

  • Deficiency due to limited sunlight exposure or diet
  • Necessary for calcium and phosphate absorption for bone and teeth health
  • Prevents rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis
  • Essential for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infant growth
  • Boosts immunity

Interaction

  • Many drugs can cause vitamin D3 deficiency
  • Drugs include magnesium-containing antacids, digoxin, thiazide diuretics, cholestyramine, phenytoin, corticosteroids, etc.

Contraindications

  • Diseases associated with hypercalcemia
  • Known hypersensitivity to vitamin D3
  • Evidence of vitamin D3 toxicity

Side Effects

  • Rarely may cause symptoms like anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, weight loss, headache, etc.
  • Rise in plasma and urine calcium and phosphate concentrations

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safe use during pregnancy up to 4000 IU
  • Recommended daily intake for pregnant women is 400 IU, higher dose may be required for deficiency
  • Excreted in breast milk, overdose in infants not observed

Precautions & Warnings

  • Plasma-calcium concentration monitoring is necessary for high doses
  • Consult healthcare practitioner in renal impairment, during pregnancy, and with specific diseases
  • Advice for patients using Digoxin and Thiazide Diuretics

Use in Special Populations

  • Safety and efficacy not established for children under 12 years

Overdose Effects

  • Can lead to hypervitaminosis D

Therapeutic Class

  • Vitamin in bone formation
  • Vitamin-D preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store below 30°C, protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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