What is the generic name for ZEMPLAR?
Paricalcitol (Zemplar) is available as a generic medication and may be significantly cheaper compared to the brand version.
What is another name for ZEMPLAR?
Paricalcitol is a synthetic (man-made) form of vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body. Paricalcitol is used to help maintain healthy levels of parathyroid hormone in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis.
What type of drug is ZEMPLAR?
What is ZEMPLAR? ZEMPLAR Capsules are an active form of vitamin D used to prevent and treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (increased parathyroid hormone levels) in adults and children 10 years of age and older with Stage 3 or Stage 4 chronic kidney disease and in Stage 5 patients on dialysis.
What is the medication ZEMPLAR used for?
Paricalcitol is used to treat and prevent high levels of a certain natural substance made by the body (parathyroid hormone) in patients with long-term kidney disease. In these patients, the high level of parathyroid hormone is caused by a low level of calcium and a certain kind of vitamin D.
What are the side effects of ZEMPLAR?
Common side effects of Zemplar Injection include:
- nausea.
- vomiting.
- gastrointestinal bleeding.
- chills.
- fever.
- influenza.
- pneumonia.
- severe infection (sepsis)
Why is ZEMPLAR given during dialysis?
Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body. Zemplar is used to treat or prevent overactive parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism) in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis.
Why is zemplar given during dialysis?
When do you hold the Zemplar?
Administer ZEMPLAR three times per week, no more frequently than every other day, at any time during dialysis. Target the maintenance dose of ZEMPLAR to intact PTH levels within the desired therapeutic range and serum calcium within normal limits.
When do you hold the ZEMPLAR?