Restore Vitamin D levels with 200,000–400,000 IU over 2 months, followed by on-going

Created March 2018

Vitamin D in adults: update on testing and supplementation.

Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2018 Mar 1;16(1):7-22. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2018.0722.

* Rapid restoration of vitamin D has been done for over 50 years * Restoration times vary from as short as a single day to as long as 12 weeks * Restoration is typically oral, but can also be injection, etc, * Patients with gut problems should be given gut-friendly forms * However this is rarely done * The total amount of vitamin D used should vary with pre-existing vitamin D levels, weight, etc. * However. many countries assume that one (dose) size fits all * Many countries fail to include maintenance dosing after restoration (average of >2,000 IU daily) 1. Overview Loading of vitamin D contains the following {include} --- 1. Loading dose for Vitamin D category listing has items along with related searches

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Annweiler C1, Legrand E2, Souberbielle JC3.

  • 1 Département de gériatrie et Centre mémoire ressources recherche, Centre de recherche sur l'autonomie et la longévité, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers ; UPRES EA 4638, Université d'Angers, UNAM, Angers, France, Robarts research institute, Department of medical biophysics, Schulich school of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

  • 2 Service de rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers.

  • 3 Laboratoire de physiologie, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Necker, Paris, France.

Hypovitaminosis D, a frequent condition in adults, is accompanied by adverse skeletal and non-skeletal events. The objective of the present article was to propose an update on the indications and use of vitamin D testing and supplementation in adults. Among healthy middle-aged adults, the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) target concentration is 50 nmol/L.

Natural intakes (sun exposure and diet) are sufficient, and there is no indication for systematic blood test or supplementation. In middle-aged adults who are either sick or dependent or frail, natural intakes are generally insufficient but should be encouraged.

In this population, the loading phase of the supplementation targets a 25(OH)D concentration of 75 nmol/L, and the pattern of supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU orally over 2 months) depends on the measure of circulating 25(OH)D (which is not reimbursed outside the scope defined by the French national authority for health).

In adults over 65 years of age, the loading phase of the supplementation should be systematic and targets a concentration of 75 nmol/L (pattern of 300,000 IU orally over 3 months). Regardless of age, the loading phase should be followed by a long-term maintenance phase of supplementation to maintain the 25(OH)D concentration above the target. A measure of serum 25(OH)D is useful after 9 months of supplementation to adjust the frequency or dosage of supplements if necessary.

PMID: 29569569 DOI: 10.1684/pnv.2018.0722

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