What does calcitriol do?
Calcitriol is a form of vitamin D3. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium from the stomach. Calcitriol is used to treat hyperparathyroidism (overactive parathyroid glands) and metabolic bone disease in people who have chronic kidney failure and are not receiving dialysis.
Is calcitriol a calcium supplement?
Calcitriol is a synthetic version of Vitamin D3 used to treat calcium deficiency with hypoparathyroidism (decreased functioning of the parathyroid glands) and metabolic bone disease in people with chronic kidney failure. Calcitriol is available under the following different brand names: Calcijex and Rocaltrol.
What is a capsule used in medicine?
What is a capsule? Capsules include medication that’s enclosed in an outer shell. This outer shell is broken down in the digestive tract and the medication is absorbed into the bloodstream and then distributed and metabolized in much the same way as medication from a tablet.
What is calcitriol made of?
Calcitriol is, strictly, the 1-hydroxylation product of calcifediol (25-OH vitamin D3), derived from cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), rather than the product of hydroxylations of ergocalciferol (vitamin D2). 1α,25-Dihydroxyergocalciferol (ercalcitriol) should be used for the vitamin D2 product.
When should I take calcitriol?
Calcitriol is used in patients with kidney disease who can’t make enough of the active form of Vitamin D. This medication is also used to prevent and treat certain types of calcium/phosphorus/parathyroid problems that can happen with long-term kidney dialysis or hypoparathyroidism.
What is Dicaltrol used for?
What is the difference between tablet and capsule?
A tablet is in the form of flat tablets and a capsule is almost cylindrical. Tablets can be cut into two, whereas capsules cannot be cut into two. A capsule consists of powder or jelly enclosed in a dissolvable gelatin container. Tablets are known to be less expensive when compared to capsules.
Can calcitriol damage kidneys?
Inactivating mutations in this gene cause idiopathic infantile hypercalcaemia with highly elevated levels of calcitriol, which can cause massive nephrocalcinosis and subsequent loss of kidney function [16].
What is Uromax?
This medication works by relaxing the muscles of the bladder. It helps to reduce bladder spasms, the urge to pass urine, and the frequency of urination. This medication may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms.