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Vitamin D concentration

2020-07-07 13:29:25
My father 65 takes shelcal xt daily which contains 2000 IU vitamin D3 in addition he also takes calcirol 60000 IU vitamin d3 weekly. Is it safe or is it too much?
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Kindly share his reports. We usually recommend weekly supplementation of cholecalciferol 60,000 units, which is usually sufficient with additional calcium carbonate 1000 mg daily.

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Yes. Both can be taken. But need to know what is his d3 levels . Based on that we can say for how long it needs to be taken.

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Dose is dependent on your test reports. Need proper history and evaluation
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