For warnings, precautions for use and contraindications, please consult the instructions for use.
This medicine contains vitamin D , which allows calcium to be fixed in the bone and whose deficiency causes rickets . It is used to prevent and treat vitamin D deficiencies .
Vitamin D plays a major role in bone growth and mineralization. If the major source of vitamin D remains exposure to light (the body synthesizes it from a cholesterol derivative under the action of light), food should not be neglected, even if little are good sources of vitamin D.
Food is no longer enough to compensate for the lack of vitamin D synthesis linked to insufficient sunshine. Indeed, the usual diet of populations living in France provides amounts of Vitamin D lower than those required. Indeed, in France, the SUVIMAX study (2003) had shown that more than 70% of adults (men and women) have an insufficient intake of vitamin D.
The main populations are postmenopausal women, the elderly, people with dark or black skin, lactating women, people little exposed to the sun ...
What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?
There are symptoms of lack of vitamin D. These symptoms are fatigue, muscle weakness, sometimes dry skin and cramps. All these symptoms reflect the action of vitamin D and in these cases, one can ask the question of knowing if one is lacking in vitamin D.
Composition of the drug Adrigyl 10,000 IU / ml
Active substance : Colecalciferol
Excipients : Refined olive oil, Sweet orange essence, Tocopherol
Instructions for use of the drug Adrigyl 10,000 IU / ml
The drops of solution can be taken pure or diluted in the milk of the bottle or fruit juice. Do not put them in a hot liquid or heat them.
Usual dosage:
The dosage is strictly individual. It depends on age, the intake of milk enriched or not with vitamin D, the presence of a disease of the digestive system ...
Contraindications:
This medication should not be used in case of excess calcium in the blood and urine, with or without lithiasis .
Precaution for use:
An overdose of vitamin D exposes to serious undesirable effects .
Vitamin D is present in many baby milks and medicines available without a prescription: take the advice of your doctor or pharmacist to avoid any risk of overdose .
This medication can be used in pregnant or breastfeeding women, but the dosage prescribed by the doctor should not be exceeded.
Hypercalcemia during pregnancy could be harmful to the unborn child. Be careful not to take more than one vitamin D medication during pregnancy.
Our advices
- Vitamin D deficiency is particularly common in young children with dark skin or little exposure to the sun; in fact, vitamin D is produced by the skin under the influence of ultraviolet rays.
- The prevention of rickets by vitamin D must be systematic in infants and young children.