Pharmacokinetics of a single, large dose of cholecalciferol

Autor: Marium Ilahi, Robert P. Heaney, Laura A.G. Armas
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: The American journal of clinical nutrition. 87(3)
ISSN: 1938-3207
Popis: BACKGROUND There is much interest in dosing vitamin D intermittently for patient convenience and long-term adherence. OBJECTIVE The objective was to characterize the time course and response of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcidiol) to a large oral dose of cholecalciferol. DESIGN One group (30 subjects) was supplemented with a single oral dose of 100,000 IU cholecalciferol. A second group (10 subjects) served as a control group to assess the seasonal change of calcidiol. Serum calcidiol concentrations were followed for 4 mo. The subjects were healthy with limited sun exposure (
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