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Read drug prescription
It is very important to know about what medicine is given by the doctor, for what condition, and when it needs to be taken in what dose. This information given by the doctor is called Prescription. The patients should be familiar with the medicine prescription, and the details about the medicine before purchasing it and using it. Some medications need not be prescribed by healthcare practitioners and can be purchased and used without prescription by the patients; these are called over-the-counter medications. Read the drug prescription information of Ddrops before taking it.
What is Ddrops
Ddrops is a Ddrops. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body.Ddrops is used to treat or prevent many conditions caused by a lack of vitamin D, especially conditions of the skin or bones.
Ddrops may also be used for purposes not listed in Ddrops guide.
Ddrops side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.Stop taking Ddrops and call your doctor at once if you have:
- thinking problems, changes in behavior, feeling irritable;
- urinating more than usual;
- chest pain, feeling short of breath; or
- early signs of vitamin D overdose.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
Ddrops dosing
Usual Adult Dose for Vitamin D Insufficiency:
400 to 1000 international units orally once a day.Usual Adult Dose for Vitamin D Deficiency:
1000 international units orally once a day.Usual Adult Dose for Prevention of Falls:
800 international units orally every day.Usual Geriatric Dose for Prevention of Fractures:
For patients over 65 years of age:100,000 international units orally every 4 months
Usual Pediatric Dose for Vitamin D Insufficiency:
Neonates, infants and children: 200 international units orally once daily.Alternate dosing:
Premature neonates: 400 to 800 international units orally once daily or 150 to 400 international units/kg/day.
Breastfed neonates and infants : 400 international units orally once daily beginning in the first few days of life. Continue supplementation until the infant is weaned to greater than or equal to 1000 ml/day or 1 qt/day of vitamin D fortified formula or whole milk (after 12 months of age).
Formula fed neonates and infants ingesting less than 1000 ml of vitamin D fortified formula: 400 international units orally once daily.
Children ingesting less than 1000 ml of vitamin D fortified milk: 400 international units orally once daily.
Adolescents without adequate intake: 400 international units orally once daily.
Children with increased risk of vitamin D deficiency (chronic fat malabsorption, maintained on chronic antiseizure medications): Higher doses may be required; use laboratory testing [25(OH)D, PTH, bone mineral status] to evaluate.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Vitamin D Deficiency:
Treatment of Vitamin D deficiency and/or rickets:Infants 1 to 12 months: 1000 to 5000 international units/day for 2 to 3 months; once radiologic evidence of healing is observed, dose should be decreased to 400 international units/day.
Children older than 12 months: 5000 to 10,000 international units/day for 2 to 3 months; once radiologic evidence of healing is observed, dose should be decreased to 400 international units/day.
Children with increased risk of vitamin D deficiency (chronic fat malabsorption, maintained on chronic antiseizure medications): Higher doses may be required; use laboratory testing [25(OH)D, PTH, bone mineral status] to evaluate.
Note: If poor compliance, single high dose may be used or repeated periodically.
Treatment of Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency associated with CKD (stages 2 to 5, 5D): serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level less than or equal to 30 ng/mL:
Serum 25(OH)D level 16 to 30 ng/mL: Children: 2000 international units/day for 3 months or 50,000 international units every month for 3 months.
Serum 25(OH)D level 5 to 15 ng/mL: Children: 4000 international units/day for 12 weeks or 50,000 international units every other week for 12 weeks.
Serum 25(OH)D level less than 5 ng/mL: Children: 8000 international units/day for 4 weeks then 4000 international units/day for 2 months for total therapy of 3 months or 50,000 international units/week for 4 weeks followed by 50,000 international units 2 times/month for a total therapy of 3 months.
Maintenance dose [once repletion accomplished; serum 25(OH)D level greater than 30 ng/mL]: 200 to 1000 international units/day.
Dosage adjustment: Monitor serum 25(OH)D, corrected total calcium and phosphorus levels 1 month following initiation of therapy, every 3 months during therapy and with any Vitamin D dose change.
Prevention and treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in cystic fibrosis:
Recommended daily intake:
Infants less than 1 year: 400 international units/day.
Children older than 1 year: 400 to 800 international units/day.
Alternate dosing:
Infants less than 1 year: 8000 international units/week.
Children older than 1 year: 800 international units/day.
Note: If serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level remains less than or equal to 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) and patient compliance established; then medium dose regimen may be used:
Medium Dose Regimen:
Patients less than 5 years: 12,000 international units/week for 12 weeks.
Patients 5 years or older: 50,000 international units/week for 12 weeks.
Note: If repeat 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level remains less than or equal to 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) and patient compliance established; then high dose regimen may be used:
High Dose Regimen:
Patient less than 5 years: 12,000 international units twice weekly for 12 weeks.
Patient 5 years or older: 50,000 international units twice weekly for 12 weeks.
Select the most affordable brand or generic drug
Generic drug is the basic drug with an active substance in it, and the name of the generic drug is same as active substance most of the times. Like Acetaminophen/Paracetemol is Generic name and it has different brand names like Tylenol, Acimol, Crocin, Calpol etc. All these Brand names contain the same Paracetemol, but the medications are manufactured by different companies, so the different brand names. Generic drug is always cheaper and affordable, and it can be replaced in place of brand name drug prescribed by the healthcare practitioner. The Generic medicine has same properties as branded medicine in terms of uses, indications, doses, side effects, so no need to worry on that. Just select the most affordable generic or branded medicine.