Over-the-counter medication · Vitamin D3 Supplement
cholecalciferol
Also sold as Vitamin D3. PNV-DHA is used to help people who don't get enough nutrients from their diet.
Data updated 2026-05-15
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cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) is an over-the-counter Vitamin D3 Supplement. PNV-DHA is used to help people who don't get enough nutrients from their diet.
PNV-DHA is a multivitamin with minerals and essential fatty acids. It helps if you have nutritional deficiencies or need more nutrients.
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What it does
PNV-DHA is used to help people who don't get enough nutrients from their diet.
Common side effects
No common side effects listed.
Key warnings
Accidental overdose of iron can cause fatal poisoning in children under 6.
The sections below are summarized in plain English from cholecalciferol's FDA-approved prescribing information. They describe what the official label says, and are not personal medical advice.
How It Works
This medicine gives you important vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. These nutrients help your body work properly. It fills in the gaps if you are not getting enough from food.
Serious Warnings
Accidental overdose of iron can cause fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this medicine away from children. If a child takes too much, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
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Active Recalls
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
TMC Acquisition LLC dba Tailor Made Compounding
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Tri-Coast Pharmacy
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Tri-Coast Pharmacy
Superpotent Drug: The vitamin supplement contains an extremely high level of vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol).
Glades Drugs Inc.
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What the FDA Data Shows for cholecalciferol
The FDA label for cholecalciferol (sold under brand names such as Vitamin D3) classifies it as an over-the-counter product in the Vitamin D3 Supplement class. PNV-DHA is used to help people who don't get enough nutrients from their diet. Labeling covers dosing, contraindications, and monitoring requirements derived from clinical trials.
Post-market surveillance from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) captures real-world experience. Voluntary reports accumulate over the lifetime of a drug and reflect wide-ranging clinical use. Interaction data is drawn directly from FDA-approved prescribing information. Acquisition-cost data is surveyed weekly by CMS and updated as manufacturers report changes.
Report counts do not establish causation, a FAERS entry documents a temporal association, not proof that the drug produced the outcome. Widely prescribed medications naturally accumulate more reports than niche therapies, so raw totals must be interpreted alongside total exposure. Shortage status, recall history (currently 4 recall records on file), and patent information are separate source-record fields. This page is a public FDA/CMS registry and does not provide medical, treatment, substitution, or medication-change directions.
Data Sources
Drug labeling: FDA Drug Labels (SPL/DailyMed). Adverse events: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).
FAERS reports are voluntary and do not establish causation. Drug interactions are derived from FDA labeling and clinical references. This registry does not provide medication decisions.
Last updated: January 15, 2024
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All federal data sources used on this page
- FDA Orange Book - approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence. accessdata.fda.gov/cder/ob
- FDA DailyMed - NIH-hosted drug labeling for FDA-approved meds. dailymed.nlm.nih.gov
- FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) - post-marketing safety surveillance. fda.gov/drugs/faers
- NLM RxNorm - standardized clinical drug nomenclature. nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm
- CMS Medicare Part B Drug Average Sales Price Files - federal drug pricing data. cms.gov/medicare/part-b-drugs/asp
- FDA Drug Shortages Database - current and resolved drug shortage tracking. accessdata.fda.gov/drugshortages