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.
- 10 ľg/d.
Vita D – warnings
- The preparation should be used Vita D under the supervision of a physician.
- Do not exceed the recommended daily dose.
- Be especially careful when administering the drug so that the child does not swallow the capsule.
- 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.
- Breastfed infants should receive the vitamin throughout the breastfeeding period (whether or not the nursing mother is taking supplements containing this vitamin).
- 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.
- In the case of mixed feeding, the doctor determines the dose individually, calculating the vitamin content in the administered formula milk.
- The Vita D dietary supplement cannot be used as a substitute for a varied diet.