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vitamins, vye-ta-mins, compounds, must have for growth and health, needed in small amounts only, available, foods, eat, vitamin d is necessary for strong bones and teeth, vitamin d may lead to a condition, rickets, especially in children, in which bones and teeth are weak, in adults it, a condition, osteomalacia, in which calcium is lost from bones so that they become weak, a physician may treat these problems by prescribing vitamin d for you, vitamin d, to treat other diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body, ergocalciferol is the form, vitamin d used in vitamin supplements, some conditions may increase my need for vitamin d, alcoholism, intestine diseases, kidney disease (Encyc), liver disease (Encyc), overactivity, the parathyroid glands with kidney failure (Encyc), pancreas disease, surgical removal, stomach
in addition, individuals and breast-fed infants who lack exposure to sunlight, as well as dark-skinned individuals, more likely to have a vitamin d deficiency, increased need for vitamin d should be determined by my health care professional, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol are forms, vitamin d, treat hypocalcemia, not enough calcium, blood, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol are also, treat certain types, bone disease that may occur with kidney disease in patients, undergoing kidney dialysis, claims that vitamin d is effective for treatment, arthritis and prevention, nearsightedness, nerve problems, haven't been proven, some psoriasis patients may benefit from vitamin d supplements, controlled studies, haven't been performed, injectable vitamin d is given by, under the supervision, a health care professional, some strengths, ergocalciferol and all strengths, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol are available only with a physician's prescription, other strengths, ergocalciferol are available, without a prescription, can be a good idea, with my health care professional before taking vitamin d on my own, taking large amounts over long periods, serious unwanted effects, vitamin d and related compounds are available, following dosage forms, oral, alfacalcidol, capsules, oral solution, oral drops, calcifediol, capsules, calcitriol, capsules, oral solution, dihydrotachysterol, capsules, oral solution, tablets, doxercalciferol, capsules, ergocalciferol, capsules, oral solution, tablets, paricalcitol, capsules, parenteral, alfacalcidol, injection, calcitriol, injection, ergocalciferol, injection, paricalcitol, injection,
importance, diet
for good health, eat a balanced and varied diet, follow carefully any diet program my health care professional may recommend, for my specific dietary vitamin and/or mineral needs, ask my health care professional for a list, appropriate foods, not getting enough vitamins and/or minerals, in my diet, may choose, take a dietary supplement.vitamin d is found naturally only in fish and fish-liver oils, also found in milk, vitamin d “fortified, cooking does not affect the vitamin d in foods, vitamin d, the ''sunshine vitamin'' since, made, in my skin when you are exposed to sunlight, eat a balanced diet and get outside, sunshine at least 1.5 to 2 hours a week, should be getting all the vitamin d you need, vitamins alone will not take the place, a good diet and will not provide energy, body also needs other substances found in food, protein, minerals, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins themselves often cannot work without, other foods, fat is needed so that vitamin d can be absorbed into the body, the daily amount, vitamin d needed is defined in several different ways, for united states, recommended dietary allowances, rdas, vitamins and minerals needed to provide for adequate nutrition in most healthy persons, rdas for a given nutrient may vary depending on a person's age, sex, physical condition, daily values, dvs, used on food and dietary supplement labels to indicate the percent, the recommended daily amount, each nutrient that a serving provides, dv replaces the previous designation, united states recommended daily allowances, usrdas, for canada, recommended nutrient intakes, rnis, determine the amounts, vitamins, minerals, protein needed to provide adequate nutrition and lessen the risk, chronic disease, past, the rda and rni for vitamin d, expressed in units, u, this term has been replaced by micrograms, mcg, vitamin d, normal daily recommended intakes in mcg and units are generally defined as follows, canada<, mcg, units, mcg, units, infants and children, birth to 3 years, 7.5, 300 “400, 5, 200 “400, 4 to 6 years, 10, 400, 5, 200, 7 to 10 years, 10, 400, 2.5 “5, 100 “200, adolescents and adults, 5, 200 “400, 2.5 “5, 100 “200, pregnant and breast-, feeding females, 10, 400, 5 “7.5, 200 “300, remember, the total amount, each vitamin, get every day includes what you get from the foods, eat, you may take as a supplement, total amount should not be greater than the rda, rni, ordered by a physician, taking too much vitamin d over a period, harmful effects,
before using this medicine, taking this dietary supplement, without a prescription, carefully read and follow any precautions on the label, for vitamin d and related compounds, allergies tell my health care professional, allergic reaction to alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, doxercalciferol, ergocalciferol, paricalcitol, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, receiving enough vitamin d when you become pregnant, continue to receive the right amounts, vitamins throughout my pregnancy, the healthy growth and development, the fetus depend on a steady supply, nutrients from the mother, may need vitamin d supplements, a strict vegetarian, vegan-vegetarian, /or have little exposure to sunlight and do not drink vitamin d-fortified milk, taking too much alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol can also be harmful to the fetus, taking more than my health care professional has recommended can cause my baby, more sensitive than usual to its effects, can cause problems with a gland, the parathyroid, can cause a defect, baby's heart, doxercalciferol, paricalcitol, haven't been studied in pregnant women, studies in animals, paricalcitol causes problems in newborns, pregnant, may become pregnant, when breast-feeding (Encyc), receive the right amounts, vitamins so, baby will also get the vitamins needed to grow properly, infants, totally breast-fed and have little exposure to the sun may require vitamin d supplementation, taking large amounts, a dietary supplement while breast-feeding (Encyc), harmful to the mother and/or baby and should be avoided, only small amounts, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol pass into breast milk and these amounts, haven't been reported to cause problems in nursing babies, not known whether doxercalciferol, paricalcitol passes into breast milk, be sure you have discussed the risks and benefits, the supplement with a physician, children problems in children, haven't been reported with intake, normal daily recommended amounts, some studies, infants, totally breast-fed, especially with dark-skinned mothers, little exposure to sunlight, at risk, vitamin d deficiency, health care professional may prescribe a vitamin/mineral supplement that contains vitamin d, some infants, sensitive to even small amounts, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol, children may show slowed growth when receiving large doses, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol for a long time, studies on doxercalciferol, paricalcitol, done only in adult patients, there is no specific information comparing the use, doxercalciferol, paricalcitol in children with use in other age groups, problems in older adults, haven't been reported with intake, normal daily recommended amounts, studies, lower blood levels, vitamin d than younger adults, especially those who have little exposure to sunlight, health care professional may recommend, take a vitamin supplement that contains vitamin d, other medicines medicines, other dietary supplements, dietary supplements should not be used, an interaction might occur, health care professional may ask, change the dose, when you are taking vitamin d and related compounds, health care professionals, antacids containing magnesium, products with any vitamin d “related compound may result in high blood levels, magnesium, especially in patients with kidney disease (Encyc), calcium-containing preparations, thiazide diuretics, water pills, preparations with vitamin d, high blood levels, calcium and increase the chance, side effects, vitamin d and related compounds, other, vitamin d with a related compound, high blood levels, vitamin d and increase the chance, side effects, other medical problems, vitamin d and related compounds, make sure you tell my health care professional, any other medical problems, heart, blood vessel disease, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, hypercalcemia, high blood levels, calcium, which may make these conditions worse, kidney disease (Encyc), high blood levels, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol may result, which may increase the chance, side effects, sarcoidosis, may increase sensitivity to alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol and increase the chance, side effects, for use as a dietary supplement, do not take more than the recommended daily amount, vitamin d is stored, taking too much over a period, time can cause poisoning and even death, for individuals taking the oral liquid form, this dietary supplement, this preparation should be taken by mouth even though it comes in a dropper bottle, this dietary supplement, dropped directly into the mouth, mixed with cereal, fruit juice, other food, taking alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, doxercalciferol, paricalcitol, health care professional may want, follow a special diet, take a calcium supplement, be sure to follow instructions carefully, are already taking a calcium supplement, any medicine containing calcium, make sure my health care professional knows, vitamin d and related compounds will be different for different patients, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, the average doses, dose is different, do not change it unless my health care professional tells, the number, milliliters, ml, solution, take, the number, capsules, tablets you take, depends on the strength, the number, doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are taking the combination medicine, for alfacalcidol, to treat bone disease in kidney patients undergoing kidney dialysis, for oral, dosage form, capsules, adults and teenagers, 1 microgram, mcg, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 3 mcg a day, for oral, dosage form, drops, adults and teenagers, 1 microgram, mcg, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 3 mcg a day, for oral, dosage form, solution, adults and teenagers, 1 mcg a day, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 3 mcg a day, for parenteral, dosage form, injection, adults and teenagers, 1 mcg a day, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 12 mcg a week, to treat diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body, for oral, dosage form, capsules, adults and teenagers, 0.25 microgram, mcg, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 1 mcg a day, for oral, dosage form, drops, adults and teenagers, 0.25 microgram, mcg, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 1 mcg a day, for oral, dosage form, solution, adults and teenagers, 0.25 mcg a day, a physician may change my dose, most people will take not more than 1 mcg a day, for calcifediol, to treat diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body, to treat bone disease in kidney patients undergoing kidney dialysis, for oral, dosage form, capsules, teenagers, children over 10 years, 300 to 350 micrograms, mcg, a week, taken in divided doses either once a day, every other day, a physician may change my dose, children up to 2 years, 20 to 50 mcg a day, children 2 to 10 years, 50 mcg a day, for calcitriol, to treat diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body, to treat bone disease in kidney patients undergoing kidney dialysis, for oral, dosage form, capsules and solution, teenagers, 0.25 micrograms, mcg, a physician may change my dose, for injection, dosage form, adults and teenagers, 0.5 mcg injected into a vein three times a week, a physician may change my dose, for dihydrotachysterol, to treat diseases in which calcium is not used properly by the body, for oral, dosage forms, capsules, solution, tablets, adults and teenagers, 100 micrograms, mcg, to 2.5 milligrams, a physician may change my dose, 1 to 5 mg a day, a physician may change my dose, for doxercalciferol, to treat an overactive parathyroid gland in patients with kidney failure (Encyc), for oral, dosage form, capsules, adults: 10 micrograms, mcg, three times weekly at dialysis, the doctor may change my dose, for ergocalciferol, for oral, dosage forms, capsules, tablets, oral solution, vitamin d to meet normal daily recommended intakes will be different for different individuals, the average amounts, vitamin d, to prevent deficiency, the amount taken by mouth is based on normal daily recommended intakes
for the united states, adults and teenagers: 5 to 10 micrograms, mcg, 200 to 400 units, per day, pregnant and breast-feeding females: 10 mcg, 400 units, per day, children 4 to 10 years, age: 10 mcg, 400 units, per day, children birth to 3 years, age: 7.5 to 10 mcg, 300 to 400 units, per day, for canada, adults and teenagers: 2.5 to 5 mcg, 100 to 200 units, per day, pregnant and breast-feeding females: 5 to 7.5 mcg, 200 to 300 units, per day, children 7 to 10 years, age: 2.5 to 5 mcg, 100 to 200 units, per day, children 4 to 6 years, age: 5 mcg, 200 units, per day, children birth to 3 years, age: 5 to 10 mcg, 200 to 400 units, per day, to treat deficiency, teenagers, children: treatment dose is determined by prescriber for each individual based on severity, deficiency, to treat diseases in which calcium and phosphate are not used properly by the body, adults and teenagers: at, 1000 to 500, 000 units a day, the doctor may change my dose, children: at, 1000 to 200, 000 units a day, the doctor may change my dose, for paricalcitol, to treat an overactive parathyroid gland in patients with kidney failure (Encyc), for oral, dosage form, capsules, adults: 1 to 2 micrograms, mcg, one time per day, 2 to 4 mcg three times a week, not more often than every other day, the doctor may change my dose, for injection, dosage form, adults: 0.04 to 0.1 micrograms, mcg, per kg no more than every other day during dialysis, the doctor may change my dose, missed dose, for use as a dietary supplement, miss taking a dietary supplement for one, more days there is no cause for concern, it takes some time for my body to become seriously low in vitamins, health care professional has recommended, take this dietary supplement, try to remember, take it as directed every day, for a reason other than as a dietary supplement and you miss a dose, dosing schedule is, one dose every other day: take the missed dose, possible if you remember it on the day it should be taken, do not remember the missed dose until the next day, take it at that time, then skip a day and start my dosing schedule again, do not double doses, one dose a day: take the missed dose, then go back to my regular dosing schedule, do not remember the missed dose until the next day, skip the missed dose, back to my regular dosing schedule, do not double doses, more than one dose a day: take the missed dose, then go back to my regular dosing schedule, almost time for my next dose, skip the missed dose, back to my regular dosing schedule, do not double doses, store this dietary supplement, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the dietary supplement to break down, keep the oral liquid form, the dietary supplement from freezing, do not keep outdated dietary supplements, those no longer needed, discarded dietary supplement is out of a child's reach,
precautions, know the side effects, for individuals taking vitamin d, without a prescription, vitamin d is stored, body; therefore, when you take more than the body needs, it will build up, this may lead to poisoning, problems are more likely to occur in, adults taking 20, 000 to 80, 000 units a day and more for several weeks, months, children taking 2, 000 to 4, 000 units a day for several months, remember that the total amount, vitamin d you get every day includes what you get from foods, eat and what you take as a supplement, for a reason other than as a dietary supplement, a physician should check my progress at regular visits to make sure that it does not cause unwanted effects, do not take any nonprescription, over-the-counter, otc, dietary supplement that contains calcium, phosphorus, vitamin d, dietary supplements unless you, told to do so by my health care professional, the extra calcium, phosphorus, vitamin d may increase the chance, side effects, do not take antacids, other medicines containing magnesium, taking these medicines together, unwanted effects, side effects, this dietary supplement
along with its needed effects, a dietary supplement, some unwanted effects, alfacalcidol, calcifediol, calcitriol, dihydrotachysterol, ergocalciferol do not usually cause any side effects when taken as directed, taking large amounts over a period, some unwanted effects that can be serious, check with a physician immediately, effects occur, late symptoms, severe overdose, high blood pressure (Encyc), high fever, irregular heartbeat (Encyc), stomach pain, severe, effects occur, early symptoms, overdose, bone pain, constipation, especially in children, adolescents, diarrhea, drowsiness (Encyc), dryness, mouth, headache, continuing, increased thirst, increase in frequency, urination, especially at night, in amount, urine, irregular heartbeat (Encyc), itching skin, appetite, metallic taste, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, especially in children, adolescents, unusual tiredness (Encyc), weakness, late symptoms, overdose, bone pain, calcium deposits, hard lumps (Encyc), in tissues outside, the bone, cloudy urine (Encyc), drowsiness (Encyc), increased sensitivity, eyes to light, irritation, eyes, itching, skin, appetite, sex drive, mood, mental changes, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, protein, urine, redness, discharge, the eye, eyelid, lining, the eyelid, runny nose, weight loss, other side effects, occur in some individuals,
brand names
some commonly used brand names are, calciferol, calciferol drops, calcijex, calderol, dht, dht intensol, drisdol, drisdol drops, hectorol, hytakerol, rocaltrol, zemplar, calcijex, drisdol, hytakerol, one-alpha, ostoforte, radiostol forte, rocaltrol,
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