Generic Name
CholecalciferolPacks Price
- Drop 400 IU: 10 ml: 389.04: 457.70
- Inj 5 mg: 5 Ampx1 ml: 614.67: 723.14
- Tab 200.000IU: 5: 850.00: 1000.00
- Tab 200.000IU: 1: 187.00: 220.00
- Oral Drops400 IU11/2/202010ml: 221.58: 305.00
D4U
Therapeutic Group
Vitamin A, D & CombinationsIndication Dosage
Prevention Of Vitamin D Deficiency:
- Adult: 400 Units (10 Mcg) Daily
Treatment Of Vitamin D Deficiency:
- Adult: 800 Units (20 Mcg) Daily, Or Higher Doses For Severe Deficiency Up To 1 Mg (40,000 Units) Daily In Divided Doses.
Rickets, Osteomalacia, Spasmophilia, Paget'sdisease, Osteoporomalacia, Fanconi Syndrome:
By IM Inj:
- Adults: 10 Mg
- Adults & Children: Up To 2.5 Mg (100,000 Units) Daily.
Content
- Inj: Per ml: Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) 250,000 IU Equal To 5mg; Can Be Given Orally Also.
- Cap s: 10,000 Iu /50,000 Iu: Vitamin D 10,000 Iu /50,000 Iu Equal To 0.2mg /1mg.
- Tab 800 Iu: Vitamin D 800Iu.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised
Stability
- Vitamin D Analogue
Contra Indications
- Hypercalcaemia, Metastatic Calcification.
Precautions
- Hypercalcaemia, Metastatic Calcification.
Lactation
- Caution Advised or Effect Undetermined
Side Effects
- Symptoms Of Overdose Include Anorexia
- Lassitude
- Nausea And Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Weight Loss
- Polyuria
- Sweating
- Headache
- Thirst
- Vertigo
- And Raised Concentration Of Calcium And Phosphate In Plasma And Urine.
Author
Shahid Arif