Can Vitamin D3 Over Dosage Cause Any Complication In A Child?

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2014

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Question : I accidentally gave my 3 week old son between 7,000-10,000 IU of vitamin D3 when he should have gotten only 500 IU. I was not careful enough at looking at the dosing instructions and I feel awful. He weighs 9.0 lbs. Should I be concerned about this single dose? Will there be long-term consequences? Should I get his blood calcium and Vitamin D levels checked?

Answered by Dr. Synthyia Bhagat (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: relax Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for your query. I understand your concern. Relax,there is nothing to worry. Vitamin D is having wide margin of safety. No need to get any tests done. You can give routine done of 500 after 1 week. Hope I have answered your query. Wishing your baby good health. God bless.

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