Product description

Indications

• in the prevention of vitamin D deficiency,
• in people with obesity in conditions resulting from vitamin D deficiency.

Composition

• active substance: cholecalciferol 100 micrograms, equivalent to 4000 IU of vitamin D,
• the other ingredients are: capsule contents: refined safflower oil, capsule shell composition: gelatin, glycerol, purified water, medium chain fatty acid triglycerides.

Action

Dosage

Contraindications

Storage

Side effects

• high levels of calcium in the blood
• high levels of calcium in the urine.

• rash,
• itching
• hives.

• constipation
• gases,
• nausea,
• abdominal pain,
• diarrhea.

Interactions

• preparations affecting the heart or kidneys, such as cardiac glycosides or thiazide diuretics, as the simultaneous use with vitamin D may cause a significant increase in calcium levels in the blood and urine,
• medications containing vitamin D, calcitriol or other metabolites and analogues of vitamin D, as well as foods rich in vitamin D,
• actinomycin (a medicine used to treat certain forms of cancer) and imidazole antifungals
• anti-epileptic preparations (anticonvulsants)
• barbiturates (sleeping pills, antiepileptics),
• antacids containing magnesium or aluminum (for heartburn and indigestion)
• medicines for hypercalcaemia (high levels of calcium in the blood) such as calcitonin, etidronate, pamidronate,
• certain laxatives (such as paraffin oil)
• preparations used in the treatment of obesity, reducing the absorption of fats,
• glucocorticosteroids (steroid hormones such as hydrocortisone or prednisolone),
• medicines to lower cholesterol in the blood (such as cholestyramine or colestipol)
• preparations for the treatment of tuberculosis.

Warnings and Precautions

• if you are taking certain medications for heart disease
• if you have sarcoidosis (an immune system disease that can increase the amount of vitamin D in your body)
• if you are taking other medications containing vitamin D or eating foods rich in vitamin D, as additional doses of vitamin D may only be taken under medical supervision,
• if you are taking extra doses of calcium
• if there is a possibility that you will be exposed to a large amount of sunlight while taking Ibuvit D3 4,000 IU,
• if you have damaged or diseased kidneys