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It is prescribed to raise low levels of vitamin D quickly. Lower doses of colecalciferol are usually taken to maintain your vitamin D levels or prevent you from getting vitamin D deficiency. Dosage and strength. Colecalciferol doses are measured in international units (IU). 1 microgram of vitamin D is the same as 40IU. Adult loading doses.
800 IU and 1,000 IU Vitamin D3 Capsules: Your doctor will usually prescribe 1 capsule daily. In severe vitamin D deficiency for the adult and the elderly, the amount will depend on your vitamin D levels and on the response given to the treatment.
Find out how colecalciferol treats and prevents lack of vitamin D, and how to take it. NHS medicines information on colecalciferol – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.
1. What Colecalciferol capsules is and what it is used for Colecalciferol capsules contains the active substance colecalciferol (vitamin D 3). Vitamin D is found in the diet and is also produced in the skin after exposure to the sun. Vitamin D3 regulates the uptake and metabolism of calcium as well as the incorporation of calcium in bone tissue.
COLECALCIFEROL 800 IU FILM-COATED TABLETS - patient leaflet, side effects, dosage. ATC code: A11CC05 colecalciferol. Patient leaflet. Summary of medicine characteristics. Table of contents. 2. what you need to know before you. 3. how to take colecalciferol film-coated tablets. 4. possible side effects.
Long-term side effects. Taking too much colecalciferol over a long period of time can cause a skin rash. It can also cause high levels of calcium. Too much calcium in your body (hypercalcaemia) can cause stomach pain, weaken your bones and damage your kidneys and heart. Your doctor will arrange a blood test to check your calcium levels.
For vitamin D insufficiency in adults and the elderly (serum levels 25 – 50 nmol/l (10-20 ng/mL)), long term maintenance therapy following treatment of deficiency in adults and the elderly and prevention of vitamin D deficiency, 1- 2 Capsules (800-1600 IU) daily.
