Fultium-D3 3 200 IU capsules – patient leaflet, side effects, dosage

1. What Fultium-D₃ is and what it is taken for

Fultium- D₃ are soft capsules. They contain the active ingredient:

• Vitamin D₃ (3,200 IU colecalciferol equivalent to 80 micrograms Vitamin D₃).

Vitamin D is found in the diet and is also produced in the skin after exposure to the sun. Often vitamin D is given in combination with calcium. Fultium-D₃ is recommended for use when you have a normal intake of dietary calcium.

Fultium-D₃ may be prescribed by your doctor to treat or prevent vitamin D deficiency.

Deficiency of vitamin D may occur when your diet or lifestyle does not provide you enough vitamin D or when your body requires more vitamin D (for instance when you are pregnant). Fultium-D₃ may also be prescribed for certain bone conditions, such as thinning of the bone (osteoporosis) when it will be given to you with other medicines.

2. Before you take Fultium-D₃

Do not take Fultium-D₃ if you

• are allergic (hypersensitive) to vitamin D or any of the other ingredients in the capsules (these are listed in section 6, Further information).
• have high levels of vitamin D in your blood (hypervitaminosis D).
• have high blood levels of calcium (hypercalcaemia) or high urine levels of calcium (hypercalciuria)
• have kidney stones or serious kidney problems.

Check with your doctor before taking Fultium-D₃ if

• you have kidney damage or disease.

  Your doctor may want to measure the levels of calcium in your blood

  or urine.

• you are being treated for heart disease.
• you have sarcoidosis (an immune system disorder which may affect your liver, lungs, skin or lymph nodes).
• you are already taking additional doses of calcium or vitamin D. Whilst you are taking Fultium-D₃ your doctor will monitor your blood levels of calcium to make sure they are not too high.

Taking other medicines

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

In particular the following medicines may interact with Fultium-D₃:

• Heart medicines (cardiac glycosides such as digoxin). Your doctor may monitor your heart with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and measure the levels of calcium in your blood.
• Medicines to treat epilepsy (such as phenytoin) or medicines to make you sleep (barbiturates such as phenobarbitone) as these medicines can decrease the effect of vitamin D.
• Glucocorticoids (steroid hormones such as hydrocortisone or prednisolone).
• These can decrease the effect of vitamin D.
• Laxatives (such as paraffin oil) or a cholesterol lowering drug called colestyramine may reduce the absorption of vitamin D.

• Actinomycin (a medicine used to treat some forms of cancer) and imidazole antifungals (medicines such as clotrimazole and ketoconazole used to treat fungal diseases) as they may interfere

  with the metabolism of vitamin D.

  Taking Fultium-D₃ with food and drink

  You can take Fultium-D₃ with or without food and drink.

  Pregnancy and breast-feeding

  If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant or you are breast-feeding you should talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you take Fultium-D_3. Fultium-D₃ should be used during pregnancy and breast-feeding only if recommended by your doctor.

  Driving and using machines

  Fultium- D₃ should not affect your ability to drive or operate machinery.

3. How to take Fultium-D₃

Always take Fultium-D₃ exactly as your doctor has told you.

Dose

In severe vitamin D deficiency (for adolescents, adults and the elderly)

Your doctor will usually prescribe you a dose of 1 capsule daily for up to 12 weeks.

The amount will depend on how low your vitamin D levels are and how you respond to treatment.

Your doctor will then tell you to take 1-2 capsules weekly to maintain your vitamin D levels.

In moderate vitamin D deficiency (for adults and the elderly) or to prevent vitamin D deficiency

Your doctor will usually prescribe 1-2 capsules weekly.

Use in pregnancy and breast-feeding

To treat vitamin D deficiency: Your doctor will usually prescribe

1 capsule daily for up to 12 weeks.

Long term maintenance and to prevent vitamin D deficiency: Your doctor will usually prescribe 1-2 capsules weekly.

You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

The capsules should be swallowed whole (not chewed) with water.

Fultium-D₃ should not be used in children under the age of 12.

If you take more Fultium-D₃ than you should

If you accidentally take one capsule too many, nothing is likely to happen. If you accidentally take several capsules too many tell your doctor or get other medical advice immediately. If possible, take the capsules, the box and this leaflet with you to show the doctor. If you take too many capsules you may feel or be sick, become constipated or have stomach pains, weak muscles, tiredness, lack of appetite, kidney problems and in severe cases irregular heartbeats.

If you forget to take Fultium-D₃

If you forget to take your capsules, take them as soon as you can. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose. After that, take the next capsule in accordance with the instructions given to you by your doctor.

If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. Possible side effects

Like all medicines, Fultium-D₃ can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Side effects with Fultium-D₃ may include:

Uncommon side effects (affecting less than 1 in 100 people)

• too much calcium in your blood (hypercalcaemia). You may feel or be sick, lose your appetite, have constipation, stomach ache, feel very thirsty, have muscle weakness, drowsiness or confusion
• too much calcium in your urine (hypercalciuria).

Rare side effects (affecting less than 1 in 1000 people)

• skin rash
• itching
• hives

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. How to store Fultium-D₃

• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use Fultium-D₃ after the expiry date which is printed on the carton after “Expiry”. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
• Do not store above 25°C.
• Store blister foil in the original container in order to protect from light.

If the capsules become discoloured or show any other signs of deterioration seek the advice of your pharmacist who will tell you what to do.

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.

6. Further information

What Fultium-D₃ contains

The active ingredient (which makes the medicine work) is colecalciferol.

Each capsule contains 3,200 IU colecalciferol (equivalent to

80 micrograms Vitamin D3).

Also contains:

Capsule content - maize oil refined, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321).

Capsule shell – gelatin (E441), glycerol (E422), chlorophyllin copper complex sodium (E141), purified water.

What Fultium-D₃ looks like and contents of the pack

Green coloured, translucent, soft gelatin capsule.

Available in blister packs of 30 capsules.

Manufactured by Swiss Caps GmbH, Grassingerstrasse 9, Bad Aibling, Bayern 83043, Germany.

or

S.C. Swisscaps Romania S.R.L. No 20 Carol I street, Comu Prahova, 107180 Romania.

Procured from within the EU and repackaged by Product Licence holder Uni Health Distribution Ltd, Unit G4 Riverside Industrial Estate, Riverside Way, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5BS.

PL 45396/0295 POM

Leaflet date: 06 August 2026 Ref: Fult/UT3

Fultium is a registered trademark of Internis Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

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