Drug information
Vitamin D2 20,000 IU (CALCIFEROL CAP 20,000 IU)
Indications
Prophylaxis of vitamin D deficiency. Click to listen highlighted text! Indications Prophylaxis of vitamin D deficiency.
Contraindications and precautions
- Do not use in patients with hypercalcemia.
- Do not use in patients with hypervitaminosis D.
- Do not use in patients with abnormal sensitivity to the toxic effects of vitamin D. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions - Do not use in patients with hypercalcemia. - Do not use in patients with hypervitaminosis D. - Do not use in patients with abnormal sensitivity to the toxic effects of vitamin D.
Recommendations of drug use
- Excessive use is not recommended because adverse drug reactions may occur more easily.
- Maintain adequate intake of calcium with drug.
- Avoid additional vitamin D supplements during treatment. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use - Excessive use is not recommended because adverse drug reactions may occur more easily. - Maintain adequate intake of calcium with drug. - Avoid additional vitamin D supplements during treatment.
Adverse Reactions
Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions
Drug storage
Store in a dry place; in a closed container protected from light. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store in a dry place; in a closed container protected from light.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
Ergocalciferol In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 5 ]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.