Description: Cholecalciferol is the naturally occurring form of Vitamin D, also called Vitamin D3. It is produced from 7- dehydrocholesterol, a sterol present in mammalian skin, by ultraviolet irradiation. Calciferol is involved in bone fixation of calcium. It is indicated in prevention and treatment of Vitamin D deficiencies.
Indication:
Prevention: Infants receiving Vitamin enriched milk: ½ Ampoule (i.e. 100,000 IU) every 6 months. Nursed infants or infants not receiving Vitamin D enriched milk or young children upto 5-years of age: 1 Ampoule (i.e. 200,000 IU) every 6-months:
Adolescents: 1 Ampoule (i.e. 200,000 IU) every 6-months during winter.
Pregnancy: ½ Ampoule (i.e. 100,000 IU) once during 6th or 7th month of pregnancy.
Elderly: ½ Ampoule (i.e. 100,000 IU) every 3-months. Digestive disorders, concomitant treatment with anti-epileptics, particular conditions not prescribed above ½ or 1 Ampoule every 3 or 6 months.
Vitamin D Deficiency: 1 Ampoule (i.e. 200,000 IU), which can be renewed once 1 to 6 months later.