Duh -- Rx info sheets!

[catwoman]

My PCP ran a vitamin D test during my annual 1 week ago, and his nurse called this week to say I'm extremely low and need to take vitamin D. I thought, OK, I'll go to Walmart or somewhere and get a bottle. Nope, gotta take 50,000 units one day a week X 8 weeks then get retested.

She called in the Rx and I picked it up today.

The info sheet that comes with all Rxes now said VITAMIN D. (Vye-ta-min D)

Egads! Don't the people who put these leaflets together use some common sense? I guess their elevators don't go all the way upstairs, they're not dealing with a full deck, etc. I guess this is programmed to give pronunciation of every medicine, regardless how basic.

And those 8 capsules cost $17.84. I did look on the shelves and there was a bottle of 100 gel caps containing 5,000 units. That bottle was $9. Don't know if there was any difference.
But I will certainly ask my PCP if I have to continue taking Vye-ta-min D.

 

[Lionheart]

My PCP recently recommended it to me and said that most people are deficient in it and that it helps heart function along with other things. He suggested 5000 iu daily. I will get tested in about 3 months.
John

 

[Freddie]

My PCP ran a vitamin D test during my annual 1 week ago, and his nurse called this week to say I'm extremely low and need to take vitamin D. I thought, OK, I'll go to Walmart or somewhere and get a bottle. Nope, gotta take 50,000 units one day a week X 8 weeks then get retested.

She called in the Rx and I picked it up today.

The info sheet that comes with all Rxes now said VITAMIN D. (Vye-ta-min D)

Egads! Don't the people who put these leaflets together use some common sense? I guess their elevators don't go all the way upstairs, they're not dealing with a full deck, etc. I guess this is programmed to give pronunciation of every medicine, regardless how basic.

And those 8 capsules cost $17.84. I did look on the shelves and there was a bottle of 100 gel caps containing 5,000 units. That bottle was $9. Don't know if there was any difference.
But I will certainly ask my PCP if I have to continue taking Vye-ta-min D.

And those 8 capsules cost $17.84
Marsha, your paying for dispensing fee's. Definitely call your doc and ask what the difference is.

 

[Ross]

Heck Marsha, just buy 1000 at a time.

Vitamin D - 50000unit Capsules
Quantity Our Price
100 capsules $152.99 - save 25% ($52.09)
300 capsules $458.97 - save 25% ($156.26)
400 capsules $611.96 - save 25% ($208.35)
500 capsules $764.95 - save 25% ($260.44)
600 capsules $917.94 - save 25% ($312.53)

 

[catwoman]

However, because the vitamin D is dispensed as an RX, I can file on my flex account. Can't do that with OTC vitamins.

 

[hall]

My doc just did blood test to see if I was deficient in D. I am fine. I was reading an article in the readers digest. It said eat right and the only vitamin you need is D. I started to take it anyway, but I just bought over the counter. Let us know if there is any difference.

 

[Ross]

Lay out in the sunshine and let Vit D proliferate you.

 

[Bina]

Lay out in the sunshine and let Vit D proliferate you.

For maximum Vye-ta-min D absorption, you gotta be totally nekkid and in front of a camera. ..... or so my husband says.....

 

[Jkm7]

I've heard folks pronounce the word as the first syllable rhyming with hit. For some reason, I think some British folks may say that???

Sunshine is the best source for Vitamin D. Hard to get enough from diet alone if you live in a region that has cold, dark winters. Supplements are then beneficial when doctor approved.

 

[Gail in Ca]

My rn friend found out she was low in vit D. She is a diabetic educator, so she ordered all her patients to be tested, and a huge % were also very low in vit D. Men and Women. I asked my pcp if I needed testing and she said no. Maybe, I'll ask my cardio. I already take calcium/vit D daily, but so did my friend. And she cycles, walks and gets in the sun all the time.

 

[tobagotwo]

There is no difference between the over-the-counter and the pharmacy variety, excepting who pays for it and how much. Most are vitamin D3, easy to metabolize. I've seen these prescriptions for huge doses before, but I don't know whyat the thought is behind them. They are considering raising the RDA for it. It's an oil-based vitamin, so there are tolerance limits for it, but they seem to be pretty liberal. It' sless concerning than most oil-based vitamins, though.

Best wishes,

 

[pedimed]

The weekly mega doses of Vitam D like this are used to rapidly bring the level back into the normal range versus doing this slowly over time, and t hen are often followed by a maintinance dosing. Important to make sure Calcium intake is adequate or take a Ca supplement along iwth these large doses (with MD supervision as well).