For information on warnings, precautions for use and contraindications, please consult the instructions for use.
Adrigyl 10000 IU/ml is a cholecalciferol or vitamin D3 oral solution in drops indicated for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of vitamin D deficiency.
Adrigyl 10000 IU/ml is a solution containing, per 100 ml, 25 mg of Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) at 40000 IU/mg, corresponding to 1,000,000 IU of cholecalciferol. Other ingredients include butylated hydroxytoluene, saccharin, sorbic acid, lemon essential oil and polyglycolysed unsaturated glycerides.
A 10 ml bottle of Adrigyl contains 300 drops, one drop corresponding to 333 IU of vitamin D3.
What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?
There are symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. These include fatigue, muscle weakness, sometimes dry skin and cramps. All these symptoms reflect the action of vitamin D, and in such cases, the question arises as to whether there is a vitamin D deficiency.
What is the composition of Adrigyl 10,000 IU/ml?
Active substance: Colecalciferol
Excipients: Olive oil, Sweet orange oil, Tocopherol
How to use Adrigyl
Drops of solution can be taken neat or diluted in bottle milk or fruit juice. Do not heat or add to hot liquids.
Usual dosage :
Drops should be taken orally, pure or diluted in liquid or semi-liquid food. Vitamin D3 must not be heated or mixed with hot food, nor put in a feeding bottle, as the drops may settle on the bottle wall.
As a treatment, Adrigyl can be taken over 4 to 6 months at a dose of 6-12 drops or 12-24 drops per day over 1 to 2 months.
As a prophylactic measure, Adrigyl is intended for infants and children in cases of vitamin deficiency, due to insufficient exposure to sunlight (ministerial circulars of February 21, 1963 and January 6, 1971) and low vitamin D content in food.
- premature babies: 3 to 4 drops a day
- 0 to 24 months with vitamin D-enriched milk: 2 to 3 drops per day.
- 0 to 24 months without vitamin D-enriched milk: 3 to 5 drops per day.
- With pigmented skin: 7 drops per day.
- children and adolescents with no digestive pathology: 2 to 3 drops per day. With digestive pathology: 2 to 6 drops per day.
- anti-convulsants: 4 to 6 drops per day.
Adrigyl, to correct vitamin deficiency in pregnant women, can be used as a preventive measure at a dose of 3 drops a day, from the 6th or 7th month.
In adults and the elderly, vitamin deficiency is corrected by Adrigyl as a preventive treatment with 2 to 3 drops a day, and as a therapeutic treatment with 6 to 60 drops a day.
Contraindications and precautions for use :
- Adrigyl should not be used in cases of excess calcium in the blood or urine, with or without lithiasis.
- An overdose of vitamin D may cause serious side effects.
- Vitamin D is present in many baby milks and over-the-counter products: consult your doctor or pharmacist to avoid the risk of overdosing.
- This medicine may be used by pregnant or breast-feeding women, but the dosage prescribed by the doctor must not be exceeded.
- Hypercalcemia during pregnancy may be harmful to the unborn child. Be careful not to take several vitamin D-containing drugs during pregnancy.
Our advice
- Vitamin D deficiency is particularly common in young children with dark skin or little exposure to sunlight, as vitamin D is produced by the skin under the influence of ultraviolet rays.
- The prevention of rickets with vitamin D should be systematic in infants and young children.