Megavit-D® is used
• To prevent vitamin D deficiency when there is a significant risk of deficiency or an increased demand for vitamin D.
• With other medicine to treat certain bone conditions, such as thinning of the bone (osteoporosis).
• To treat vitamin D deficiency that has been confirmed by laboratory tests.
APPLICATION
Children
Megavit-D® 25: This medicine is not suitable for use in children and adolescents under 10 years of age. Megavit-D® 50: This medicine is not suitable for use in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Other medicines and Megavit-D®: Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines. This is
especially important if you are taking:
• Medicines that act on the heart or kidneys, such as cardiac glycosides (e.g., digoxin) or diuretics (e.g., bendroflumethazide). When used at the same time as vitamin D3 these medicines may cause a large increase in the level of
calcium in the blood and urine;
• Medicines containing vitamin D3 or eating food rich in vitamin D3, such as, some types of vitamin D3-enriched
milk;
• Actinomycin (a medicine used to treat some forms of cancer) and imidazole antifungals (e.g., clotrimazole and
ketoconazole, medicines used to treat fungal disease). These medicines may interfere with the way your body process
vitamin D3;
• The following medicines because they can interfere with the effect or the absorption of vitamin D3:
− Antiepileptic medicines (anticonvulsants), barbiturates;
− Glucocorticoids (steroid hormones such as hydrocortisone or prednisolone). These can decrease the effect of
vitamin D3;
− Medicines that lower the level of cholesterol in the blood (such as cholestyramine, or colestipol); − Certain medicines for weight loss that reduce the amount of fat your body absorbs (e.g. orlistat); − Certain laxatives (such as liquid paraffin).
