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Ergocalciferol
Essential medicine status
Section:
27. Vitamins and minerals
ATC codes: A11CC01
Indication
Calcium deficiency ICD11 code: 5B5K.1Z
INN
Ergocalciferol
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 250 µg per mL (10 000 IU per mL)
Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg (50 000 IU)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
colecalciferol (ATC codes: A11CC05)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Ergocalciferol
DrugBank
Ergocalciferol
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended colecalciferol be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for ergocalciferol on the EML.