Vitamin A and D3

Vitamin A, D & Combinations · Vitamin A/Vitamin D

Indications

Vitamin A and D deficiencies.

Dosage

CAP: Adults & Children: 3-6 Cap daily. DROP: Infants & Children: Under 5 yr, 1 mL daily, over 5 yr, 0.5 mL daily.

Adverse Effects

Irritability, vertigo, lethargy, malaise, fever, headache, drying or cracking of skin, hypercalcaemia, weight loss, visual changes, hypervitaminosis A.

Risk Factor (Pregnancy/Lactation)

Pregnancy: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Lactation: Contraindicated or not recommended.

Interactions

Retinoids, cholestyramine resin.

Advice to Patient

Take with meals.

Pharmacokinetics

VITAMIN A: Absorption: Readily absorbed from GI tract. Metabolism: Hepatic. Half-life elimination: 1.9 hrs. Excretion: Urine. Faeces. VITAMIN D3: Absorption: Readily absorbed from the small intestine. Metabolism: Hepatic, renal. Half-life elimination: Approx. 50 days. Time to peak, plasma: 7 days. Excretion: Bile. Faeces.

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