Prophylactic vitamin D dosage for 10-year-old children is generally 400-800 units a day, the specific dosage can be individual differences, and the use of medication should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
Currently, most of the vitamin D preparations used in the clinic are vitamin D drops (each capsule contains 400 units of vitamin D3), and the common dosage of prophylactic medication for 10-year-old children is usually 1~2 capsules per day, and the specific dosage needs to be adjusted individually according to the individual’s physical condition and the severity of the disease under the guidance of a doctor.
However, it should be noted that vitamin D drops are suitable for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency (such as rickets, etc.), but prohibited in hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia with renal rickets, vitamin D hypercalcemia, long-term overdose may also occur headache, bone and joint pain, vomiting and other manifestations of vitamin D toxicity.
Therefore, children who need vitamin D drops, must be standardized under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly take or increase or decrease the dosage, so as not to cause adverse consequences.