Vitamin D3

Also known as: Colecalciferol Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol

Active ingredient description

In its biologically active form vitamin D3 stimulates intestinal calcium absorption, incorporation of calcium into the osteoid, and release of calcium from bone tissue. In the small intestine it promotes rapid and delayed calcium uptake. The passive and active transport of phosphate is also stimulated.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

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Classification
Colecalciferol
A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A11 Vitamins → A11C Vitamin A and D, incl. combinations of the two → A11CC Vitamin D and analogues
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

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Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
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Medicines

Vitamin D3 is the active ingredient of these drugs:

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Vitamin D3 is also found within below combination drugs:

ABECIDIN , ACARA TRIO , ACIBAN D , ACROCAL D , ACTONEL PLUS CALCIUM & D , ADCAL-D3 , ADEFORTE , ADIAVAL , ADROVANCE , ALENCALCI D3 , ALENDIL D , AMBRESI , ANUAR , ASZORA TRIO CA+D3 , BEBEX ADE , BENTEXO , BONECAL D , BONENDRO , BONESIL D FLAS , CACIT D3 , CAD , CADELIUS , CADTRE , CALCEOS , CALCI-BONE D3 , CALCI-D , CALCIAL D , CALCIBON D , CALCICHEW D3 , CALCIDURAN VIT. D3 , CALCIFAST D3 , CALCIFORTE VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGAUROL VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGRAN , CALCILAC , CALCIMAGON-D3 , CALCIMEC D3 , CALCIMED D3 , CALCIOFAR B12 , CALCIPRAT VITAMINE D3 , CALCIUP D3 FORTE , CALCIVID , CALCIVIT FORTE , CALDE , CALDEOS , CALDROX D , CALFOVIT D3 , CALISVIT , CALODIS , CALOIDAL PLUS , CALPEROS D3 , CALPEROS NEO , CALPEROS OSTEO , CALPLUS D3 , CALTARTE 600 + D , CALTRACID-D , CALTRATE VITAMINE D3 , CALVIDIN , CARBOCAL D , CEBION MULTI , CECALCIO KIDS , CERNE-12 , CERNEVIT , CIMASCAL D FORTE , CRAMPEX , CRECIMAX , D FLUORETTEN , D-CURALCIUM , DANICAL , DECAFORTE , DEMILOS , DENSICAL VITAMINE D3 , DISNAL , DITROST , DOLOTRAT , DUL C VIT , ELEVIT , ELEVIT WITH IODINE , EPTAVIT , EUROCAL D3 , EVACAL D3 , FIXICAL VITAMINE D3 , FLUOR VIGANTOL , FLUOSTEROL , FONATPLUS , FOSALEN D3 , FOSAMAX D , FOSAMAX PLUS , FOSASTAD , FOSAVANCE , FOSCAL D3 , FRUTOVITAM , HIPODERME , HIPODERMON , IDEOS , INFUVITE ADULT , INPRUV D K , ITALCALCIO P , JUVIT MULTI , KALCIPOS-D , KOMBI-KALZ , LUNAFEM , MASTICAL D , MAXI-KALZ VIT. D3 , METOCAL VITAMINA D3 , METOSAD , MICALDEOS , MILCA D3 , MIOCALVEN D , NATAL MEGAVIT , NATECAL D , NATECAL D3 , NUTRATAIN , OCTOVIT , OPTINATE PLUS CA & D , OROCAL D3 , OROTRE , OSCAL D , OSMILLE D , OSSEANS VITAMINE D3 , OSSOTRAT-D , OSTEOBLASTOL , OSTEODUO , OSTEOFIX , OSTEOFOS D3 , OSTEOMIX PLUS , OSTEONATE PLUS , OSTEONUTRI , OSTEOPLUS D , OSTEOPREVIX D , OSTEOVIT , OSTINE , OSVICAL D , PIKOVIT , POLI-VITA INFANT , POMADERME , PRATIGLOS , RECIKALC-D , RELIVERAN , RIDATE PLUS CA & D , SERALIS VIP , STRUCTOCAL VITAMINE D3 , SUPRICAL D , TACAL D3 , THEICAL-D3 , TONACAL D3 , TRIDEPOS , VANTAVO , VERISCAL D , VIANT , VICALVIT , VITADESAN , VITAGLOS , ZYMADUO , ZYMAFLUOR D

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Chemical formula: C₂₇H₄₄O
Molecular mass: 384.638 g/mol

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 67-97-0
DrugBank Drug: DB00169
KEGG Drug: D00188
PubChem Compound: 5280795
RxNorm Ingredient: 2418
SNOMED-CT Concept: 18414002
Colecalciferol (substance)
UNII Identifier: 1C6V77QF41
CHOLECALCIFEROL