Summary of suggested treatment of Vitamin D deficiency

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Management of nutritional Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents
Summary of suggested treatment of Vitamin D deficiency

Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

(Please view this table in landscape mode on mobile devices)

	TREATMENT DOSES			MAINTENANCE
Age	Vitamin D treatment dose (12 weeks)*	Calcium if required (4 weeks)**	Alternative single high dose treatment vitamin D (oral/IM)	Vitamin D maintenance (over-the-counter)
< 3 months	2000u/day	None	N/A	400 units
3 to 12 months	2000 to 2400u/day	500mg/day	50,000u	400 units
1 to 12 years	3000 to 6400u/day	500mg to 1000mg/day	150,000u	600 units
Over 12 years	6000 to 6400u/day	1000mg to 1500mg/day	300,000u	600 to 800 units

* Range of doses given are to allow for the use of liquid and solid dose forms. Round up or down the dose as appropriate.
** Only give calcium if the child has low calcium or phosphate, elevated alkaline phoshate or low calcium containing diet.