VitaD – indications, dosage, warnings. Preparation with vitamin D for babies

Vita D is used in the dietary management of breastfed infants with an increased demand for vitamin. D. The supplement is in the form of squeezed drops from the twist-off capsule. The preparation should be used under the supervision of a physician.

VitaD (Vitis Pharma)

form, dose, packaging availability category the active substance
drops squeezed from twist-off capsule 0,01 mg (400 IU) (30 capsules) SD (dietary supplement) cholekalcyferol (colecalciferol)

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Vita D – indications and dosage

Vita D is a supplement recommended in the dietary management of breastfed infants who have an increased need for vitamin. D.

Dosage

Vita D is in the form of drops squeezed from a twist-off capsule. Twist and tear off the tip of the capsule, and then squeeze the contents into the baby’s mouth or into the mother’s expressed milk. Be careful that a child does not swallow the capsule.

  1. 10 ľg/d.

Vita D – warnings

  1. The preparation should be used Vita D under the supervision of a physician.
  2. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose.
  3. Be especially careful when administering the drug so that the child does not swallow the capsule.
  4. If the mother did not take vitamin D in the last trimester of pregnancy, then: full-term, breastfed newborns require prior administration of vitamin D, from the first days of life, while if the mother took vitamin D in the last trimester of pregnancy, then: full-term, breastfed infants should receive vitamin D D from the 3rd week of life.
  5. Breastfed infants should receive the vitamin throughout the breastfeeding period (whether or not the nursing mother is taking supplements containing this vitamin).
  6. Newborns who are fed with modified milk, consuming (daily) enough milk to ensure the daily requirement for vitamin D do not need additional supplementation of this vitamin.
  7. In the case of mixed feeding, the doctor determines the dose individually, calculating the vitamin content in the administered formula milk.
  8. The Vita D dietary supplement cannot be used as a substitute for a varied diet.

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