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Colecalciferol
Essential medicine status
Section:
27. Vitamins and minerals
ATC codes: A11CC05
EMLc
Indication
Vitamin D deficiency ICD11 code: 5B57
INN
Colecalciferol
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 400 IU per mL (EMLc)
Oral > Solid: 400 IU (EMLc) ; 1000 IU (EMLc)
EML status history
First added in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Children (1 month - 12 years)
Therapeutic alternatives
ergocalciferol (ATC codes: A11CC01)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Colecalciferol
DrugBank
Colecalciferol (Cholecalciferol)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended ergocalciferol be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for colecalciferol on the EMLc.