Drug reference
vitamin d3
Vitamin
Vitamin
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
—
none in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Mechanism
Vitamin D deficiency is a cofactor of chemotherapy-induced mucocutaneous toxicity and dysgeusia.
Indications
Patients with smell and taste complaints during or following chemotherapy (especially for chemotherapy-induced mucocutaneous toxicity and dysgeusia where vitamin D deficiency is a cofactor)
Dosing
- Adult
- 1000–2000 units per day
Drug interactions
11 additional unreviewed or low-confidence interactions hidden because their provenance or source detail is insufficient.
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Textbook-sourced·Sources: Harrison 22e·Updated: 2026-05-10