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    Sunshine vitamin

    Aug 29, 2021 2 minutes
    by Jennifer Bowden

    Question:

    At 58, I was diagnosed with pre-osteoporosis and prescribed monthly 50,000IU vitamin D3 tablets, among other things. Getting a new script from the GP every three months involves much faffing around. Could I take a supermarket vitamin D3 supplement of 1000IU daily instead, with extras, to get the same monthly dose? And would the quality be the same?

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