Calcitriol is an active metabolite of vitamin D with 3 hydroxyl (OH) groups and is commonly referred to as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, or 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. It is produced in the body after series of conversion steps of 7-dehydrocholesterol from exposure to UV light. 7-dehydrocholesterol is converted to Vitamin D3 (vita...
Used to treat vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, refractory rickets (vitamin D resistant rickets), familial hypophosphatemia and hypoparathyroidism, and in the management of hypocalcemia and renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis. Also used in conjunction with calcium in the management and prevention of primary or...
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Investigational Site Number :8400025, Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Investigational Site Number :8400015, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Investigational Site Number :8400021, Syracuse, New York, United States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Johnson Dermatology, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Advanced Skincare Surgery & Medcenter, Burbank, California, United States
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
Razi hospital, Rasht, Guilan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
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