Table 1. Total Dose of Vitamin D and Total Number of Vitamin D Repletion Modalities at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, 2003-2006a.
| Total dose of vitamin D | No. |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D total unknown | |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU weekly | 3 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD | 2 |
| Vitamin D ≤300,000 IU | |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU once monthly × 1 | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 10,000 IU QD × 3 days, then 10,000 IU once a week × 4 wk | 2 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU monthly × 3 mo | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU weekly × 4 wk | 5 |
| Ergocalciferol 10,000 IU QD × 28 days | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU weekly × 4 wk, then 50,000 IU monthly × 2 mo | 2 |
| 2 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU monthly × 6 mo | 80 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU weekly × 6 wk | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 3 days, then 50,000 IU weekly × 3 wk | 3 |
| Vitamin D 300,001 to 599,999 IU | |
| 4 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 3-4 days, then 50,000 IU weekly × 4 wk | 4 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 7 days | 1 |
| 4 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU once a week × 8 wk | 8 |
| 1 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU once a week × 4 wk, then 50,000 IU monthly × 5 mo | 48 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU once a week × 4 wk, then 50,000 IU monthly × 4 or 6 mo | 7 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 7 days, then 50,000 IU weekly × 4 wk | 1 |
| 4 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice weekly × 4 wk | 2 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QOD × 21 days | 1 |
| Vitamin D ≥600,000 IU | |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 4 wk | 3 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice a week × 6 wk, then monthly × 0-3 mo | 10 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU once a week × 12 wk, then monthly × 0-3 mo | 9 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 14 days | 2 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QOD × 30 days | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice a week × 8 wk, then monthly × 0-4 mo | 4 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice a week × 16 wk | 1 |
| 3 Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 6 wk | 27 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 6 wk with daily supplements | 5 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice a week × 10 wk | 4 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 21 days | 4 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 3 days, then 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 6 wk | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 8 wk | 4 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU twice a week × 12 wk | 3 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QD × 60 days | 1 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU 3 times a week × 10-12 wk | 2 |
| Ergocalciferol 50,000 IU QOD × 2-6 mo | 4 |
a
QD = every day; QOD = every other day. Numbers preceding entries denote the 4 most common prescribing modalities (see text for further information).