Vigantol

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Vigantol (Vigantol Oel),500 micrograms/ml (20,000 IU/ml), oral drops, solution
Cholecalciferol
Vigantol and Vigantol Oel are different trade names for the same medicine.

You should carefully read the contents of the leaflet before using the medicine, as it contains important information for the patient.

This medicine should always be used exactly as described in this patient leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.

• You should keep this leaflet, so you can read it again if you need to.
• If you need advice or additional information, you should consult your pharmacist.
• If you experience any side effects, including any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet, you should tell your doctor or pharmacist. See section 4.
• If there is no improvement or if you feel worse, you should contact your doctor.

Table of contents of the leaflet

• 1. What is Vigantol and what is it used for
• 2. Important information before using Vigantol
• 3. How to use Vigantol
• 4. Possible side effects
• 5. How to store Vigantol
• 6. Contents of the packaging and other information

1. What is Vigantol and what is it used for

Vigantol contains the active substance vitamin D (cholecalciferol), which is important for bone formation.
Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) is physiologically produced in the skin under the influence of UV radiation and can also be supplied to the body with food.
In vitamin D deficiencies, there are disorders of bone calcification (rickets) or loss of calcium from bone (osteomalacia).
Vigantol is used:

• to prevent rickets and osteomalacia in children and adults,
• to prevent rickets in premature infants,
• to prevent diseases in cases where there is a risk of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults,
• to prevent vitamin D deficiencies in children and adults,
• as adjunctive treatment in osteoporosis in adults.

2. Important information before using Vigantol

When not to use Vigantol:

• if you are allergic to the active substance or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6),
• if you have kidney stones or severe kidney failure,

Warnings and precautions

Before starting to use Vigantol, you should discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist, as Vigantol should be used under medical supervision:

• if you are also taking other medicines containing vitamin D, as additional doses of vitamin D can only be taken under medical supervision,
• if you have sarcoidosis (an immune system disease that can increase vitamin D levels in the body),
• if you have kidney function disorders,
• if you are being treated with cardiac glycosides or diuretics,
• if vitamin D treatment is long-term, as in such cases the doctor should monitor the patient's blood and urine calcium levels and check kidney function by measuring creatinine levels in the blood.

Vigantol and other medicines

You should tell your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines you are currently taking or have recently taken, as well as any medicines you plan to take.
Antacids used to treat hyperacidity containing aluminum, used with Vigantol, may increase aluminum levels in the blood, increasing the risk of toxic effects of aluminum on bones.
Antacids containing magnesium used simultaneously with Vigantol may increase magnesium levels in the blood.
Certain antiepileptic, sedative, or hypnotic drugs (containing phenytoin and barbiturates) used simultaneously with Vigantol may reduce its effectiveness.
Certain diuretics (thiazide) may lead to hypercalcemia (elevated calcium levels) caused by reduced excretion of calcium by the kidneys. During long-term treatment, calcium levels in the blood and urine should be monitored.
Concomitant use of glucocorticosteroids (synthetic adrenal cortex hormones) may counteract the effect of Vigantol.
Vigantol may enhance the effect and toxicity of digitalis glycosides, creating a risk of developing heart rhythm disorders. In such cases, the doctor should monitor the patient's blood and urine calcium levels and perform periodic ECG examinations.
Concomitant use of vitamin D metabolites or analogs (e.g., calcitriol) and Vigantol is only possible on a doctor's prescription, in exceptional cases, provided that blood calcium levels are monitored.
Rifampicin and isoniazid may reduce the effectiveness of Vigantol.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or plan to have a child, you should consult your doctor before using this medicine.

Pregnancy

Vigantol can be used during pregnancy only on a doctor's prescription.
During pregnancy, you should avoid overdosing on vitamin D, as it may lead to delayed physical and mental development, heart defects, and retinopathy in the child.

Breastfeeding

You should consult your doctor before using the medicine.

Driving and using machines

Vigantol does not affect the ability to drive vehicles or operate machinery.

3. How to use Vigantol

This medicine should always be used exactly as described in the patient leaflet or as directed by your doctor or pharmacist. If you are unsure, you should consult your doctor.
Dosage

• Premature infants: 2 drops per day of Vigantol solution (1000 IU of vitamin D). After reaching 40 weeks of corrected age, the prophylactic dose should be reduced. The dosage must be determined by the attending physician.
• Newborns and infants (up to 12 months): 1 drop per day of Vigantol solution (equivalent to 500 IU of vitamin D).

In premature infants, newborns, and infants, the medicine should be used under medical supervision. You should not exceed the recommended dose.

• Children and adolescents: 1 drop per day of Vigantol solution (equivalent to 500 IU of vitamin D).
• Adults and the elderly: 2 drops per day of Vigantol solution (equivalent to 1000 IU of vitamin D).
• Adjunctive treatment in osteoporosis in adults: 4 drops per day of Vigantol solution (equivalent to 2000 IU of vitamin D).
• Adults with obesity (including the elderly) and people over 75 years of age: 8 drops per day of Vigantol solution (equivalent to 4000 IU of vitamin D)

You should not use the medicine for a long time or in higher doses without medical supervision. Additionally, without medical supervision, you should not use other medicines, dietary supplements, or other types of food products containing vitamin D (cholecalciferol), calcitriol, or other vitamin D metabolites and analogs.

Method of administration

Premature infants, newborns, and infants:
Vigantol is administered to children from the second week of life to the end of the first year of life.
Drops should be given with a spoonful of milk or food. If drops are added to a bottle or food, you should ensure that the child has eaten the entire meal; otherwise, the dose will not be taken in full.
Older children and adults
Vigantol should be administered with a spoonful of liquid.

Using a higher dose of Vigantol than recommended

If you use a higher dose of Vigantol than recommended, you should contact your doctor.
The doctor will decide on the use of appropriate treatment.
Overdose symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea followed by constipation, loss of appetite, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, muscle weakness, drowsiness, azotemia (elevated levels of nitrogen compounds in the blood), excessive thirst, polyuria, and dehydration. At high calcium levels in the blood, there are disorders of heart function, kidney failure, psychoses, and even coma. In laboratory tests, hypercalcemia (elevated calcium levels in the blood), hypercalciuria (excessive excretion of calcium in the urine), and elevated 25-hydroxycholecalciferol levels in the blood are found. There is no specific antidote for vitamin D.
Overdose requires measures to control often prolonged and sometimes life-threatening hypercalcemia. You should inform your doctor about the overdose, who will decide on the use of appropriate treatment.

Missing a dose of Vigantol

You should not use a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Vigantol can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Gastrointestinal disorders, such as constipation, bloating, nausea, abdominal pain, or diarrhea.
Hypersensitivity reactions, such as skin itching, rash, or urticaria.
In cases of prolonged use of high doses, hypercalcemia (too high calcium levels in the blood) and hypercalciuria (excessive excretion of calcium in the urine). In individual cases, fatal outcomes have been reported.

Reporting side effects

If you experience any side effects, including any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet, you should tell your doctor or pharmacist. Side effects can be reported directly to the Department of Monitoring of Adverse Reactions to Medicinal Products of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products, Al. Jerozolimskie 181C, 02-222 Warsaw, tel.: +48 22 49 21 301, fax: +48 22 49 21 309, website: https://smz.ezdrowie.gov.pl.
By reporting side effects, you can help gather more information on the safety of the medicine.

5. How to store Vigantol

The medicine should be stored out of sight and reach of children.
Store in the original packaging to protect from light.
The shelf life of the medicine after opening the bottle is 12 months.
Do not use this medicine after the expiration date stated on the packaging. The expiration date refers to the last day of the specified month.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste containers. You should ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines that are no longer used. This will help protect the environment.

6. Contents of the packaging and other information

What Vigantol contains

• The active substance of Vigantol is cholecalciferol. 1 ml (40 drops) contains 500 micrograms (0.5 mg) of cholecalciferol (equivalent to 20,000 IU of vitamin D). One drop contains 12.5 micrograms of cholecalciferol (equivalent to 500 IU of vitamin D).
• The other ingredients are: triglycerides of fatty acids of medium chain length.

What Vigantol looks like and what the packaging contains

Vigantol is an oral drop solution.
A 10 ml brown glass bottle with a polypropylene cap and a polyethylene dropper, in a cardboard box.
For more detailed information, you should contact the marketing authorization holder or the parallel importer.

Marketing authorization holder in Latvia, the country of export:

P&G Health Germany GmbH
Sulzbacher Strasse 40
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany

Manufacturer:

Lusomedicamenta Sociedade Tecnica Farmaceutica S.A.
Estrada Consiglieri Pedroso, n.° 66, 69-B
Queluz de Baixo
2730-055 Barcarena, Portugal

Parallel importer:

InPharm Sp. z o.o.
ul. Strumykowa 28/11
03-138 Warsaw

Repackaged by:

InPharm Sp. z o.o. Services sp. k.
ul. Chełmżyńska 249
04-458 Warsaw
Marketing authorization number in Latvia, the country of export:98-0828

Parallel import authorization number: 85/24

Date of leaflet approval: 05.03.2024

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