Litt’s Drug profile for Ergocalciferol

  • Trade Names: Alfacalcidol; Drisdol (Sanofi-Aventis); Kalciferol; Ostoforte; Radiostol Forte; Sterogyl-15; Vigantol; Vitaminol
  • Indications: Rickets, hypoparathyroidism
  • Synonym: viosterol; vitamin D2
  • Class: Vitamin
  • Half-life: 19–48 hours
  • See adverse reactions attributed to class:

    Vitamin

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Incidence - Help

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric

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