Calcifediol: Why, When, How Much? [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Vitamin D deficiency is a constantly growing health problem worldwide. Adults affected with hypovitaminosis D could experience negative consequences on their musculoskeletal system and extra-skeletal health.
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Rapid and dose-dependent increase of 25(OH)D levels after calcifediol supplementation in a woman with obesity, chronic liver disease, and osteoporosis [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and MetabolismVitaminD deficiency is a global concern, and calcifediol serves as an alternative to cholecalciferol for achieving and maintaining optimal vitamin D levels, despite the lack of international guidelines for calcifediol supplementation regimens. We present
Gustavo Kendy Camargo Koga +2 more
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An open-label interventional study on efficacy and safety of 25 µg of daily calcifediol capsule versus 100 µg of cholecalciferol sachets in apparently healthy volunteers [PDF]
Journal of Nutritional ScienceDespite the multiple advantages of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcifediol or 25(OH)D) compared to cholecalciferol, it is used sparingly. This study was planned to assess the safety and efficacy of supplementing daily 25 µg of calcifediol capsules vis-a-vis 100
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Calcifediol Treatment and COVID-19–Related Outcomes [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Context COVID-19 is a major health problem because of saturation of intensive care units (ICU) and mortality. Vitamin D has emerged as a potential treatment able to reduce the disease severity. Objective To elucidate the effect of calcifediol [25OHD3]
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Drugs in Context, 2023 As well as being essential for musculoskeletal health, vitamin D is involved in numerous other physiological processes. Poor vitamin D status is linked to a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, autoimmune conditions, pulmonary ...
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Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency with Calcifediol: Efficacy and Safety Profile and Predictability of Efficacy [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 Calcifediol (25-OH-vitamin D3) is the prohormone of the vitamin D endocrine system. It is used to prevent and treat vitamin D deficiency. Calcifediol, as well as cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), is efficient and safe in the general population, although ...
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Long-Term Treatment and Effect of Discontinuation of Calcifediol in Postmenopausal Women with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized Trial [PDF]
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2023 Producción CientíficaVitamin D plays a major role in bone health and probably also in multiple extraskeletal acute and chronic diseases. Although supplementation with calcifediol, a vitamin D metabolite, has demonstrated efficacy and safety in short-term
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Calcifediol Treatment and Hospital Mortality Due to COVID-19: A Cohort Study [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Context. Calcifediol has been proposed as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients. Objective: To compare the administration or not of oral calcifediol on mortality risk of patients hospitalized because of COVID-19. Design: Retrospective, multicenter,
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Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral, 2018 Objetivos: Valorar las concentraciones séricas de 25-hidroxivitamina D, 25(OH)D, en pacientes osteoporóticos tratados durante un año con calcifediol. Métodos: Se han estudiado 156 pacientes con osteoporosis (23 varones y 133 mujeres) de 71,9±9,6 años de
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Effect of Calcifediol on Physical Performance and Muscle Strength Parameters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 There is general agreement that optimal vitamin D status is necessary for bones, muscles, and general health, particularly in older adults, who are at higher risk of negative consequences of vitamin D deficiency, including sarcopenia; vitamin D ...
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