Active ingredient

Vitamin D3

These 12 products sold in the Philippines list Vitamin D3 as an active ingredient. They are not necessarily interchangeable — concentration, the other ingredients, and the form all differ — but a reader paying three prices for three brands deserves to know they are buying the same molecule.

ProductBrandFormAmount statedWithdrawal
Bone BuilderBelman LaboratoriesNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Bone Builder Jr.Belman LaboratoriesNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
CalveexLDItablet400 IU/tabletNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Energy 1VNJpowderNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Hyphos-DAvitekliquidNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Laktamino XELDIliquid6,250 IG/5 mLNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Levimin GKLDIpremix20,000 IU/kgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Multi-LyteLDIwater-soluble500,000 IU/kgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
SelectrogenSagupaanpowder, water-solubleNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Viminolak TabletLDItablet400 IUNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Viminolak Iron CellLDIliquid3,500 IUNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Vitavet PlusLDIwater-soluble500,000 IUNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet

Same molecule does not mean same dose or same suitability. Ask a veterinarian or agrivet before substituting one for another.