Risk of severe intoxication with vitamin D drops

The company Inno Pharma has recalled its organic vitamin D drops labelled 'Inno Pharma vitamin D3-dråber' following verification that the vitamin D content is 75 times too high. The product is marketed for infants and pregnant women and sold via Helsam, Matas and webshops.

Anyone who has taken ‘Vitamin D3-dråber’ from Inno Pharma must immediately stop taking the nutritional supplement and other vitamin D products, including multivitamins containing vitamin D. Discard the bottle, or return it to the shop.

If you have taken or given your child vitamin D drops from Inno Pharma and are unsure what to do, please call the Danish Poison Control Hotline on +45 8212 1212.

What to do if you have given your child vitamin D drops from Inno Pharma

If your child has been given ‘Vitamin D3-dråber’ from Inno Pharma for longer than a few days/one week, your child needs to see a doctor as the vitamin D content in the drops is hazardous to health.

If a child has symptoms of poisoning (general irritability, whimpering, spitting up a lot or vomiting, nausea, crying, drowsiness, excessive urination, either constipation or diarrhoea, lack of weight gain), the parents should contact their GP or an emergency service doctor (Lægevagten).

If the child has NO symptoms and has been given the drops from this bottle for longer than a week/few days, a blood test should be taken via the GP on the first coming weekday. Please call your doctor to schedule a blood test, which in most cases is taken at a hospital.

What to do if you have taken vitamin D drops from Inno Pharma

If you have taken ‘Vitamin D3-dråber’ from Inno Pharma for a week or longer, please see your GP for a blood test as the vitamin D content in the drops is hazardous to health.

You should postpone taking any kind of vitamin D supplements until your doctor tells you otherwise. The results of the blood test will determine how long you should avoid vitamin D supplements.

Take the same precautions if you are holidaying abroad.

Please be aware that it is only vitamin D drops labelled 'Inno Pharma vitamin D3-dråber' that pose a risk to health. Parents giving their children vitamin D drops manufactured by other brands should continue doing so.

Further information about the product is available in Danish at the website of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.

Notice to health professionals

The Danish Health Authority has issued this notice to doctors (in Danish only).

Please be advised that infants in need of follow-up on blood tests are to be monitored at a paediatric department.

If you know of friends or family who do not understand Danish or English, we kindly ask you to share this important information in your common language. And we thank you for your help.

Danish version/dansk version

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Update: August 1 2018