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Using vitamin D during breastfeeding
8 December 2023
Specific medicine switches for solid dose and liquid formulations
13 September 2023
Safety considerations when using Vitamin D
7 September 2022Healthcare professionals who use vitamin D should be aware of the risks of toxicity and safe practice principles which may prevent patient harm
Choosing an oral vitamin D preparation for vegetarians or vegans
13 December 2021An explanation as to why the source of vitamin D, or inactive ingredients (excipients) in products, may make preparations unsuitable for vegetarians or vegans.
Choosing calcium and vitamin D products for vegetarians or vegans
6 July 2021This article explains how the source of vitamin D, or the inactive ingredients (excipients), may make preparations unsuitable for vegetarians or vegans.
Lactation Safety Information
See ergocalciferol, colecalciferol
See ergocalciferol, colecalciferol
Pharmacological forms of vitamin D include colecalciferol and ergocalciferol, which are naturally occurring and are converted to the active form, calcitriol. Synthetic analogues include alfacalcidol, dihydrotachsterol and paricalcitol. See separate ent
31 July 2020
Calciferol, vitamin D2
Calciferol, vitamin D2
Used in full-term neonates from birth
Ergocalciferol is converted in liver to 25-hydroxyergocalciferol which is converted in kidneys to 1,25-dihydroxyergocalciferol, an active form of vitamin D
Prevention of maternal vitamin D deficiency with doses of up to 400 units (10 micrograms) daily are considered safe with breastfeeding
Pharmacological doses (normally from 10,000 units daily) in the mother should be avoided if possible. If clinically necessary monitor infant’s calcium levels
31 July 2020