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Field	Field type	Value
generic	`String`	Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3)
brand	`String`	Rocaltrol (oral), Calcijex (IV); topical Vectical for psoriasis
structure	`File`
classes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	[[:Category:Vitamin_D_analogs\|Vitamin D analog (active form)]] • [[:Category:Hormones\|Hormone (steroid)]]
mechanism	`String`
uses	`String`	'"`UNIQ--vote-0000115F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001160-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001161-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001162-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001163-QINU`"'
starting_dose	`String`	Oral 0.25 mcg daily, titrate by serum calcium and PTH; IV in CKD 0.5-3 mcg three times weekly
preparations	`String`	0.25, 0.5 mcg oral capsules; 1 mcg/mL oral solution; 1 mcg/mL IV; 3 mcg/g topical ointment
fda_max	`String`	Titrated; risk of hypercalcemia is the limiting factor
pill_id	`Text`
routes	List of `String`, delimiter: `,`	Oral • IV • topical
onset	`String`	Days for calcium effect; weeks for PTH suppression
duration	`String`	Hours per dose (much shorter biologic effect than ergocalciferol/cholecalciferol because it is the already-active form, not the storage form)
halflife	`String`	~5-8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00001164-QINU`"'
bioavailability	`String`	High (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00001165-QINU`"'
pregnancy	`String`	Used when needed for hypoparathyroidism or renal osteodystrophy in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed\|citation needed]]]</sup>
legal	`String`	[[USLegal:Prescription only\|Rx-only]] in US