Indication:
Dosage & Administration:
Dosage guideline for D-balance Oral Solution:
As per ‘The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne’ dosage guideline for Treatment and Prevention of vitamin D deficiency:
Age | Treatment of vitamin D deficiency | Prevention (maintenance dose) of vitamin D deficiency |
Preterm | 200 IU-800 IU /day (3 drops - 11 drops) | 200 IU-400 IU/day |
<3 months (term) | 400 – 1,000 IU/day, 3 months | 400 IU/day |
3–12 months | 1,000-2,000 units/day, 3 months | 400 – 1,000 IU daily |
Disease | Dosages (up to normalization of vitamin D level) |
Rickets | 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for one month then 1 ampoule for every 4 months |
Osteoporosis | 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for 3 months |
Osteomalacia | 1 ampoule every 2 weeks for 3 months |
Vitamin D deficiency | 1 ampoule can be repeated 1 to 6 months later |
Disease | Dosages (up to normalization of vitamin D level) |
Pregnacy | 1/2 ampoule at 6th or 7th month |
During Breast feeding | 1/2 ampoule for every 6 months |
Children up to 5 years | 1 ampoule for every 6 months |
Adolescent | 1 ampoule for every 6 months |
Elderly | 1/2 ampoule for every 3 months |
2000 IU Licap | Once/day (when vitamin D level is sufficient : ≥30 ng/ml or ≥ 75 nmol/L) |
20000 IU Licap | Once/week for 6-10 weeks for vitamin D insufficient patients (when serum vitamin D level is 20-30 ng/mL or 50-75 nmol/L ) |
40000 IU Licap | Once/week for 6-10 weeks for vitamin D deficient patients (when serum vitamin D level is 12-19 ng/mL or 25-50 nmol/L ) |
50000 IU Licap | Once/week for 6-10 weeks for severe vitamin D deficient patients (when serum vitamin D level is <12 ng/mL or <25 nmol/L) |
Vitamin D deficiency (12-18 years) | 20000 IU, once every 2 weeks for 6 weeks |
Prevention of Vitamin D deficiency (12-18 years) | 20000 IU, once every 6 weeks |
Preparation:
D-balanceTM 20000 Licap: Each Box containing 10 Licap in 10’s Alu-Alu blister pack.
D-balanceTM 40000 Licap: Each Box containing 10 Licap in 10's Alu-Alu blister pack.
D-balanceTM 50000 Licap: Each Box containing 10 Licap in 10's Alu-Alu blister pack.
D-balanceTM 200,000 IU Oral/IM Injectable Solution : Each box contains 1 ampoule in blister pack.