Table 3.
Treatment regimen for vitamin D deficiency and supplementation protocol
| Age | Balasubramanian et al.[73,74] | Holick et al.[33] | |||
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| Daily regimen (12 weeks) | Weekly regimen (6 weeks) | Daily regimen (6 weeks) | Weekly regimen (6 weeks) | Daily intake in healthy individuals | |
| 1-18 years | 3000-6,000IU | 60,000 IU | 2000-6000 IU | 50,000 IU | 400 IU |
| >18 years | 6000 IU | 60,000 IU | 6000 IU | 50,000 IU | 400-600 IU |
| Patients with obesity, malabsorption syndromes, or on medications affecting vitamin D metabolism (>18 years) | 600-10,000 IU | 6000-10,000 IU | 600-2000 IU | ||
IU - International Units