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)

None · 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg tablets · 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg tabs · 5 mg, 10 mg tablets · 5, 10 mg tablets · 5, 10, 20, 40 mg tablets · 0.005% ophthalmic solution (50 mcg/mL); typical 2.5 mL bottle · 0.01%, 0.03% ophthalmic solution · 0.025%, 0.035% ophthalmic solutions · 0.1% (Patanol), 0.2% (Pataday once-daily original), 0.7% (Pataday 24-hour) ophthalmic solutions; 0.6% nasal spray · 0.1%, 0.15% intranasal spray; 0.05% ophthalmic solution; combination Dymista (azelastine 0.137 mg + fluticasone 50 mcg/spray) · 0.1%, 0.15%, 0.2% ophthalmic solutions; 0.33% topical gel; combinations with timolol (Combigan) and brinzolamide (Simbrinza) · 0.225%, 0.45%, 0.9%, 3%, 5% IV solutions; 0.9% nasal spray; 3% and 7% nebulizer solutions; oral tablets (1 g) · 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg tablets (immediate-release and orally disintegrating); 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg extended-release tablets; 1 mg/mL oral concentrate · 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 4 mg tablets · 0.25, 0.5 mcg oral capsules; 1 mcg/mL oral solution; 1 mcg/mL IV; 3 mcg/g topical ointment · 0.35 mg POP tablets; 5 mg tablets (Aygestin); component of COCs and combination HRT · 0.4 mg capsules · 0.4, 0.8, 1 mg OTC; 1 mg Rx; 5 mg/mL injection · 0.5 g, 1 g capsules

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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 · intra-articular · nebulized

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Days for calcium effect; weeks for PTH suppression (1)

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)