The present invention thus concerns a method for treating and/or preventing rickets, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, psoriasis, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis or type I diabetes, hyperparathyroidism, benign prostate hyperplasia, any type of cancer or any vitamin D relevant disease comprising administering inecalcitol at doses comprised between 1 mg/day and 100 mg/day to a human patient in need thereof.