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What is Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)?

Vitamin D3 is the form of vitamin D called cholecalciferol. Cholecalciferol is the most widely known of the vitamin D series and is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored to some degree in the body. It is used as a dietary supplement, for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency, or to prevent a deficiency.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 6%
Mild
1 6%
None
15 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

Urinary frequency
1 6%
probable rash
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). See all 45 dosages ►

  1000IU as needed 400IU as needed daily 1 intl units weekly 1 other daily 1 tps. daily 2 daily 10 mg daily 400 intl units weekly 400 daily 400 intl units daily 600 intl units daily 800 daily 800 intl units daily 1000 daily 1000 intl units daily 1000 other daily 1200 intl units daily 1600 intl units daily 50000 other monthly 2000 intl units daily 2000 mcg daily 2000 mg daily 2000 other daily 2400 intl units daily 3000 intl units daily 3000 mg daily 3400 intl units daily 4000 intl units daily 4000 other daily 4800 intl units daily 5000 daily 5000 intl units daily 5000 mg daily 5200 intl units daily 6000 intl units daily 7000 intl units daily 50000 intl units weekly 8000 intl units daily 10000 intl units daily 12000 intl units daily 14000 intl units daily 100000 intl units weekly 15000 intl units daily 16000 intl units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Side effects too severe
2 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense
1 17% Expense: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
13
20
33
27
16

Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
0
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 82%
Usually
3 18%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
17 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
13 76%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.