Ergocalciferol FAQs
How much does Ergocalciferol cost without insurance?
You will pay an average of $26.73 12, 1.25 mg(50000 ut) capsulesfor prescription Ergocalciferol without insurance, but only $4.67 for 12, 1.25 mg(50000 ut) capsules of generic Ergocalciferolwith a SingleCare Ergocalciferol coupon.
How much does Ergocalciferol cost with insurance?
Ergocalciferol copay costs may vary greatly depending on your insurance plan. With SingleCare, Ergocalciferol costs as little as $4.67 for 12, 1.25 mg(50000 ut) capsules of generic Ergocalciferol with a prescription, so you should ask your pharmacist to compare your SingleCare price with your insurance Ergocalciferol copay. A SingleCare savings card typically may save you more money than using insurance.
Does Medicare cover Ergocalciferol and how much does it cost?
Prescription Ergocalciferol is usually covered by Medicare prescription drug plans, but the brand-name version, Drisdol, is not. Over-the-counter products with Ergocalciferol are not covered by Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage. For patients without coverage for Ergocalciferol, consider using a SingleCare Ergocalciferol coupon at any of a number of pharmacies. With a SingleCare discount card, the price of Ergocalciferol is only $4.67 for 12, 1.25 mg(50000 ut) capsules of generic Ergocalciferol.
What is the brand name of Ergocalciferol?
Ergocalciferol is a generic prescription drug and is the active ingredient in the brand-name prescription drug, Drisdol. Ergocalciferol is also widely found at non-prescription strengths—less than 5,000 International Units—separately and in combination in generic and brand-name over-the-counter dietary supplements.
What is Ergocalciferol?
Ergocalciferol is a synthetic form of vitamin D2 and is found in a wide spectrum of over-the-counter vitamin supplements. Ergocalciferol is also used at prescription strengths to treat overactive parathyroid glands, rickets (a bone-softening disease in children that results from vitamin D deficiency), and hereditary low blood phosphate levels.
Ergocalciferol helps the body absorb and use calcium and phosphate and is critical to maintaining the correct balance of these minerals in the body. Ergocalciferol also reduces the production of parathyroid hormones which promote the reabsorption of calcium from the bones, resulting in bone loss.
Ergocalciferol is administered as a capsule or liquid capsule.
What are the side effects of Ergocalciferol?
At non-prescription doses (less than 5,000 International Units), Ergocalciferol has few and rarely experienced side effects. At prescription strength (more than 5,000 IUs), the most common side effects of Ergocalciferol are chest pain, shortness of breath, and frequent urination.
Mental and mood changes are more common and include irritability, problems thinking, and changes in behavior.
Taking excessive amounts of vitamin D2 can cause calcium buildup in the body, which results in nausea, vomiting, weakness, frequent urination, and calcium crystals forming in the joints. Ergocalciferol is a synthetic version of vitamin D2, so allergic reactions are rare and usually in response to the inactive ingredients in Ergocalciferol.
