Vitamin D3
- Generic Name
- Vitamin D3
- Brand Names
- Adrovance, Animi-3 With Vitamin D, Citranatal B-calm Kit, Citranatal Harmony, Fosamax Plus D, Fosavance, Infuvite, Infuvite Pediatric, Mvc-fluoride, Natafort, Pregvit, Vidextra
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C27H44O
- CAS Number
- 67-97-0
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 1C6V77QF41
- Background
Vitamin D, in general, is a secosteroid generated in the skin when 7-dehydrocholesterol located there interacts with ultraviolet irradiation - like that commonly found in sunlight . Both the endogenous form of vitamin D (that results from 7-dehydrocholesterol transformation), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), and the plant-derived form, vitamin D2 (ergocalcifero...
- Indication
Cholecalciferol use is indicated for the treatment of specific medical conditions like refractory rickets (or vitamin D resistant rickets), hypoparathyroidism, and familial hypophosphatemia .
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- Associated Conditions
- Bone Fractures, Calcium and Vitamin D Deficiencies, Deficiency of Vitamin D3, Deficiency, Vitamin A, Deficiency, Vitamin D, Hip Fracture, Hypoparathyroidism, Hypophosphatemia, Familial, Menopause, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Vertebral Fractures, Vitamin D Resistant Rickets, Vitamin Deficiency, Severe Bone Resorption, Spine fracture
- Associated Therapies
- Calcium supplementation, Nutritional supplementation, Vitamin D Supplementation, Vitamin supplementation
The Relationship Between Vitamin D, Fingernail Thickness and Bone Density
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 2000-09-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2005-06-24
- Lead Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Registration Number
- NCT00006196
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
4488 Forest Park, Suite 201, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
Phase II Randomized Study of Alendronate Sodium for Osteopenia in Patients With Gaucher's Disease
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 1999-10-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2015-03-25
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Target Recruit Count
- 82
- Registration Number
- NCT00004488
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, United States
🇺🇸Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
🇮🇱Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Randomized Study of Alendronate in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Related Osteoporosis
- Conditions
- First Posted Date
- 1999-10-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2015-03-25
- Lead Sponsor
- University of North Carolina
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT00004489
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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