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My face got swollen after takin vitamin d3 supplement 50000 iu. then my doctor prescribed alerfin to treat the swelling. any recommendations pls.

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Dr. Kenneth Merriman answered

??: Alerfin is a steroid brand name not sold in usa but generic is Betamethasone it seems highly unlikely that vit d at 5000 iu/day would cause this problem / perhaps it could be an allergy to some component of the vitamin pill or capsule occasionally soy oil as a carrier could cause this.

Answered 6/24/2014

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A member asked:

My face got swollen after takin vitamin d3 supplement 50000 iu. then my doctor prescribed alerfin to treat the swelling. any recommendations pls.

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Dr. Kenneth Merriman answered

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