Childhood vitamin supplement
Vitamins A, C and D
Brand names: Healthy Start vitamins
Adult dose
Dose: Children 6 months–4 years: 5 drops OD
Route: PO
Frequency: OD
Clinical pearls
- UK Healthy Start scheme; routine recommendation 6 months-5 years
- Free under Healthy Start vouchers
Contraindications
- Hypervitaminosis
- Hypercalcaemia
Side effects
- GI upset
- Hypercalcaemia (overdose)
Interactions
- Other vitamin supplements
Reference: BNF; UK Healthy Start; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/vitamins-a-c-and-d/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- Polypharmacy Risk Assessment (Beer Criteria) · Medication Safety
- CHALICE Rule for Childhood Head Injury · Diagnostic
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Score · Child Health
- Asthma Predictive Index (API) for Children · Respiratory
- CKiD U25 eGFR Calculator for Children and Young Adults · Renal
- CHAQ — Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire · PROM — JIA