Drilldown: Medicines

Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) (1)

Rocaltrol (oral), Calcijex (IV); topical Vectical for psoriasis (1)

[[:Category:Hormones|Hormone (steroid)]] (1) · [[:Category:Vitamin_D_analogs|Vitamin D analog (active form)]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000115F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001160-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001161-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001162-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001163-QINU`"' (1)

Oral 0.25 mcg daily, titrate by serum calcium and PTH; IV in CKD 0.5-3 mcg three times weekly (1)

0.25, 0.5 mcg oral capsules; 1 mcg/mL oral solution; 1 mcg/mL IV; 3 mcg/g topical ointment (1)

Titrated; risk of hypercalcemia is the limiting factor (1)

None · Oral · IV · Topical · IM · Intranasal · rectal · Subcutaneous · topical ophthalmic · ophthalmic · intramuscular · intravenous · transdermal · vaginal · Subcutaneous (abdomen · Sublingual · thigh · inhaled · SC · intra-articular

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None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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Hours per dose (much shorter biologic effect than ergocalciferol/cholecalciferol because it is the already-active form, not the storage form) (1)

~5-8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00001164-QINU`"' (1)

High (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00001165-QINU`"' (1)

Used when needed for hypoparathyroidism or renal osteodystrophy in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)