Dosage | : | Drops |
Contains | : | Cholecalciferol IP (Vitamin D3) – 800 IU |
Category | : | Dietary supplement |
Uses | : | Vitamin D deficiency |
Price | : | Rs. 83 |
Dvion Drops contain Vitamin D. It is used and administered for the prevention and treatment of Vitamin D deficiency.
It is World’s first Vitamin D innovated by Merck Limited in the year 1927. The global presence of the brand is with the name Vigantol and in Germany it is present as Vigantoletten.
Dvion Drops are manufactured under stringent quality standards and is available in oil-based pearl formulations and drops.
Dvion Drops are available in a bottle of 15 ml with a calibrated dropper and contains 800 IU Vitamin D. Fruity flavor of drops makes it palatable for children. Calibrated dropper facilitates appropriate dosage and provides dosing flexibility in children.
Cholecalciferol IP 800 IU
Marketed by: Merck Limited
Address: Shiv Sagar Estate ‘A’, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400018
Manufactured by: Indchemie Health Specialities Pvt. Ltd.
Address: Plot No. 7, OIDC, Mahatma Gandhi Udyog Nagar, Dabhel, Daman – 396210
Dvion Drops: Rs. 83.00
Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium that is the main building blocks of a bone. Vitamin D also plays an important role in nervous, muscle, and immune systems.
Vitamin D is synthesized in skin on exposure to the sunlight (UVB rays). Despite plentiful sunshine in India, 70-100% Indian population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency. It is the most under-diagnosed and under-treated nutritional deficiency globally.
Vitamin D deficiency leads to weakened and brittle bones that can break easily. Vitamin D deficiency is also noted in many chronic diseases like infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.
Commonly observed symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency are tiredness, back pain, aching bones, falls and fractures, infections.
Sources of Vitamin D are milk, fish oil, yeast, mushrooms etc.
Recommended Dosage:
Intake of 60,000 IU of Vitamin D3 per week can be taken for a short duration, for patients with severe vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D ≤ 4000 IU/day is advised for otherwise healthy individuals.
Know your normal levels:
At serum 25(OH)D level of 30 ng/mL intestinal calcium absorption reaches its peak.
Desirable and safe level of Vitamin D: Serum 25(OH)D level: Between 30–100 ng/mL.
Vitamin D sufficiency: Serum levels of 25(OH)D: Between 30–32 ng/mL.
Consult your Physician if your Levels of Vitamin D are as follows:
Vitamin D deficiency: Serum 25(OH)D level: <20 ng/mL
Vitamin D insufficiency: Serum 25(OH)D level: Between 20–29 ng/mL.
Investigating Vitamin D levels:
Vitamin D levels in an individual can be analysed by blood tests.
Plasma 25(OH)D [25-hydroxy vitamin D blood test] OR
Calcidiol levels, are the most reliable marker of vitamin D status.
Ref: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942730/
Indication
Prevention & Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency
Safety
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As directed by the physician
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To be administered orally.
Chronic excessive dosing can lead to toxicity and hypervitaminosis. Toxicity leads to loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, thirst and stupor. Hypercalcemia may cause emesis, anorexia, pancreatitis, hypertension, arrhythmias, central nervous system effects, polyuria, nephrolithiasis, and renal failure.
Chronic or acute administration of excessive doses may lead to hypervitaminosis, manifested by hypercalcemia and its sequelae. The use of vitamin D in excess of the recommended dosages during normal pregnancy, infancy and early childhood should be avoided unless, in the judgment of the physician, potential benefits in a specific case outweigh the significant hazards involved.
Hypersensitivity to vitamin D and other excipients of oral formulation.
Consult your Physician to know more
Consult your Physician to know more.
Store at a temperature below 30 degree C in a cool & dry place, protected from direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE.
Data provided by Merck Limited.
70 – 100% of Indian Population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency that is prevalent in Infants, Adolescents, Elderly, Pregnant and lactating women.
Research says that people are not even aware of Vitamin D deficiency and its ill effects. Deficiency of Vitamin D can trigger serious diseases such as rickets, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and infections such as tuberculosis. Vitamin D is necessary for maintaining blood levels of calcium, normal mineralization of bone, muscle contraction, nerve conduction and general cellular function in all cells of the body.
In India, widely consumed food items such as dairy products are rarely fortified with vitamin D and our lifestyle does not even support the exposure to the freely available source, the ‘Sun’.
Hence, it is highly important to maintain the right level of Vitamin D.
What causes vitamin D deficiency?
Vitamin D deficiency can be due to different reasons:
How can you get enough Vitamin D?
You can get Vitamin D from 3 sources, through your skin, diet and supplements.
Through Skin:
Vitamin D is naturally formed in body after exposure to sunlight.
From Diet:
There are some foods that naturally have some amount of vitamin D. Do consult your Physician to know more.
From Supplements:
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