Also known as: Cholecalciferol Vitamin D3 Colecalciferol
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.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Vitamin D3 is the active ingredient of these drugs:
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Vitamin D3 is also found within below combination drugs:
ACARA TRIO , ACTONEL PLUS CALCIUM & D , ADCAL-D3 , ADEFORTE , ADIAVAL , ADROVANCE , ALENCALCI D3 , ANUAR , ASZORA TRIO CA+D3 , BEBEX ADE , BENTEXO , BONECAL D , BONENDRO , BONESIL D FLAS , CACIT D3 , CAD , CADELIUS , CALCEOS , CALCI-BONE D3 , CALCI-D , CALCIAL D , CALCICHEW D3 , CALCIDURAN VIT. D3 , CALCIFORTE VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGAUROL VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGRAN , CALCILAC , CALCIMAGON-D3 , CALCIMEC D3 , CALCIMED D3 , CALCIPRAT VITAMINE D3 , CALCIUP D3 FORTE , CALDE , CALDEOS , CALDROX D , CALFOVIT D3 , CALISVIT , CALODIS , CALPEROS D3 , CALTARTE 600 + D , CALTRATE VITAMINE D3 , CALVIDIN , CARBOCAL D , CERNE-12 , CERNEVIT , CIMASCAL D FORTE , CRAMPEX , D FLUORETTEN , D-CURALCIUM , DEMILOS , DENSICAL VITAMINE D3 , DISNAL , DOLOTRAT , EPTAVIT , EVACAL D3 , FIXICAL VITAMINE D3 , FLUOR VIGANTOL , FLUOSTEROL , FONATPLUS , FOSAMAX D , FOSAMAX PLUS , FOSAVANCE , FRUTOVITAM , HIPODERME , HIPODERMON , IDEOS , INFUVITE ADULT , INPRUV D K , KALCIPOS-D , KOMBI-KALZ , LUNAFEM , MASTICAL D , MAXI-KALZ VIT. D3 , METOSAD , MICALDEOS , MIOCALVEN D , NATECAL D , NATECAL D3 , NUTRATAIN , OPTINATE PLUS CA & D , OROCAL VITAMINE D3 , OSCAL D , OSMILLE D , OSSEANS VITAMINE D3 , OSSOTRAT-D , OSTEODUO , OSTEOFIX , OSTEOFOS D3 , OSTEONUTRI , OSTEOPREVIX D , OSTINE , OSVICAL D , POMADERME , PRATIGLOS , RELIVERAN , RIDATE PLUS CA & D , STRUCTOCAL VITAMINE D3 , SUPRICAL D , TACAL D3 , THEICAL-D3 , TRIDEPOS , VANTAVO , VERISCAL D , VIANT , VITADESAN , VITAGLOS , ZYMADUO , ZYMAFLUOR D
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):