PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sebastien Ellis
AU  - Georgios Tsiopanis
AU  - Tanuj Lad
TI  - Risks of the ‘Sunshine pill’ – a case of hypervitaminosis D
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-4-311
DP  - 2018 Aug 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 311--313
VI  - 18
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/18/4/311.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/18/4/311.full
SO  - Clin Med2018 Aug 01; 18
AB  - Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for calcium homeostasis and bone health. Vitamin D toxicity or hypervitaminosis D is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 73-year-old man who presented with life-threatening hypervitaminosis D and hypercalcaemia resulting from self-medicated doses of vitamin D supplements. This case, alongside other global case reports, highlights the potential dangers of unlicensed vitamin D replacement. We discuss the evidence for vitamin D replacement and remind readers of the current guidance on daily intake and supplementation.