Vitamin D refers to a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and zinc and multiple other biological effects.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D3; Cholecalciferol; Calciol; Colecalciferol
Absolut Syr, Ao-7, Becadex, Becadex DPS, Calcinet-Lfa, Calvon, Carbifol Syr, Chewtab Multivit, Delvit, Dropovit, Eldervit Dps, Eldervit Syr, Glucose-D, Hexavit, Hovite Syr, Kelcer Plus, Lacrisan, M.V.I., Maximin Inf, Nestosule-MV, Nestosule-MV Syr, Nidcal-AF, Nurrish, Nurture, Oliade Bath Oil, Osteo, Osteo-G, Sharkovit, Styptocid, Vi-Magna Dps, Vi-Syneral Z, Vi-Syneral Zinc, Vimin
(1S,3Z)-3-{2-[(1R,3aS,4E,7aR)-7a-methyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-octahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene}-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol
Readily absorbed.
It (Cholecalciferol) is a steroid hormone. Deficiency in adults leads to the disease osteomalacia, rickets seen in children and results in bony deformaties including bowed long bones. Common causes of vitamin D deficiency include genetic defects in the vitamin D receptor, severe liver or kidney disease, and insufficient exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D will play an important role in the regulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and in maintaining calcium balance. It promotes renal reabsorption of calcium, increases intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and increases calcium and phosphorus mobilization from bone to plasma.
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Familial hypophosphatemia, vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency, refractory rickets (vitamin D resistant rickets), and hypoparathyroidism, and in the management of hypocalcemia and renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis treatment. Also used in conjunction with calcium in the management and prevention of primary or corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis.
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This is interacted with calcipotriene, aluminium salts, thiazide diuretics, tinzaparin, digoxin, cimetidine, enoxaparin, low-molecular weight heparin, verapamil and diltiazem.
Pregnancy and lactation
Protect away from light and moisture.
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Vitamin D is contraindicated in patients with renal disorders, hypercalcemia, sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidism, histoplasmosis, atherosclerosis and lymphoma.
