Cholecalciferol
D–3, D3–5, D3–50, Decara, D Drops, Emfamil D-Vi-Sol, Replesta, and many others
Vitamin D3
| A/D | 1 | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Tablet (OTC): 400; 1000; 2000; 3000; 5000; 50,000 IU
- Caps (OTC): 1000; 2000; 5000; 10,000; 50,000 IU
- D3–5: 5000 IU
- Decara: 5,000, 25,000 IU
- D3–50: 50,000 IU
- Chewable tablet (OTC): 400; 1000; 2000 IU
- Chewable wafer (Replesta; OTC): 14,000 (8), 50,000 IU (4)
- Oral drops (D Drops and others) [OTC]: 400 IU/drop (2.5, 10.3 mL), 600 IU/drop (2.8 mL), 1000 IU/drop (5, 10.3 mL), 2000 IU/drop (5, 10.3 mL), 4000 IU/drop (10.3 mL), 6000 IU/drop (10.3 mL)
- Oral liquid (OTC): 400, 5000 IU/mL
- Emfamil D-Vi-Sol (OTC): 400 IU/mL (50 mL)
- Conversion: 1000 IU is equivalent to 25 mCg of cholecalciferol
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Cholecalciferol." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309722/2/Cholecalciferol.
Cholecalciferol. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309722/2/Cholecalciferol. Accessed September 10, 2026.
Cholecalciferol. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309722/2/Cholecalciferol
Cholecalciferol [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 September 10]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309722/2/Cholecalciferol.
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