Ciferex

Generic name:folic acid and cholecalciferol
Dosage form: capsule
Drug class:Vitamins

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 21, 2021.

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Ciferex Description

Ciferex is an orally administered prescription Vitamin for the dietary management of patients with unique nutritional needs requiring increased folate levels, Vitamin D supplementation due to Vitamin D deficiency and other nutritional supplementation.

Ciferex should be administered under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner.

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a white, crystalline powder, very soluble in water, with the following structural formula:

Each capsule contains:
Folic Acid: 1mg, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol): 3775IU

Each capsule contains the following inactive ingredients: Gelatin, cellulose, magnesium stearate, silica, FD&C Red #3, FD&C Yellow # 6.

Indications and Usage for Ciferex

Ciferex is indicated for dietary management of patients with unique nutritional needs requiring increased folate levels, Vitamin D deficiency or are in need of Vitamin D supplementation and other nutritional supplementation.

Ciferex - Clinical Pharmacology

The in vivo synthesis of the major biologically active metabolites of vitamin D occurs in two steps. The first hydroxylation of ergocalciferol takes place in the liver (to 25-hydroxyvitamin D) and the second in the kidneys (to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D). Vitamin D metabolites promote the active absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the small intestine, thus elevating serum calcium and phosphate levels sufficiently to permit bone mineralization. Vitamin D metabolites also mobilize calcium and phosphate from bone and probably increase the reabsorption of calcium and perhaps also of phosphate by the renal tubules.

There is a time lag of 10 to 24 hours between the administration of vitamin D and the initiation of its action in the body due to the necessity of synthesis of the active metabolites in the liver and kidneys. Parathyroid hormone is respons..