Overview
- The Ministry of Health issued a reminder for evidence-based vitamin D supplementation following sixteen hospitalizations in May in the Balearic Islands linked to a faulty online product
- AESAN issued an alert on the Advanced Vitamin X supplement and AEMPS has documented severe hypercalcemia cases from vitamin D overdose
- Clinical guidelines reaffirm that routine population screening and measurement of serum 25-OH-D levels in asymptomatic individuals without specific risk factors are not justified
- Experts caution that unsupervised online supplements may lack sanitary controls or proper dosing, posing risks of toxicity and interactions with prescribed medications
- Authorities emphasize that sun exposure and diet should be the primary sources of vitamin D and that supplements be dispensed in pharmacies under medical supervision